Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Old town- Albufeira


 Monday March 7, 2016



Tunnel to the sea side.


Today, I spend another 18€ on the red bus tour. Can you believe this is the only affordable mode of transportation in the area for a scooter? If you had a manual wheelchair there are taxis, but not for my monster. Anyway, it works. I took the bus and got off at the east town square. I only had about 1.5 hours to look around. I think I got the highlights. It is a beautiful beach and lots of eateries. Then there are the usual tourist shops. I’m not much for shopping, so wasn’t too caught up with all that. I could see on a nice sunny hot day hanging out people watching and having a beverage. As it was, it was freezing in the wind and sweltering where there was shelter. Canada does not have the monopoly on strange weather. 

I wasn’t quite sure what I was supposed to be seeing. Some people said they spent 4 hours roaming around. I must be missing something. Happy hour is very big here. As I said to a friend, there are more pubs here than in all of Britain, it seems.  I am sure you can guess some people’s pastime when coming here.

If only it was hot....

On Mondays, the museum of Archaeology isn’t open, so that was one thing I may go back to see. I don’t know how big it is, but I am sure it will be more educational about the area than the local pub. Ha-ha. I had a coffee and a snack and by that time I had to go back to get the bus home. It was enough. People watching can be done wherever, whenever.

When I got back to the Vila, I had a drink with some of the Canadians I have met. We chatted about our adventures. I chatted with a few other people before I headed back into the room to chill out before bed time. Booze is so cheap here. A glass of wine (full) is 1.35 €. I wish I were still a drinker…

Yes, that is a winter coat!


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