David Frey's Waste of Tubes

Portuguese Squid

July 7, 2005 - Tagged as: Travel

Granada was an interesting place. The tapas included with the beer in many bars were a nice surprise. The problem was that I wanted to try so many different tapas that I ended up drinking quite a bit during my first night in Granada. Actually, the problem was not so much the drinking, but getting up early the next morning to go see the Alhambra.

There were a couple of Portugese girls staying at the hostel in Granada, so I tried to get some information from them about where to go in Portugal. They suggested Tavira on the Algarve and I am glad they did. I'm in Tavira right now and it's very beautiful. The beach here is massive and the weather is perfect, so I spent quite a bit of time at the beach yesterday and today. I managed to give myself a bad sunburn on my chest and stomache yesterday. When I got back to the place I'm staying, I took off my shirt and it looked like I was wearing a red shirt underneath. Today I coated myself with sunscreen and spent more time in the shade.

I am staying in a "hostal" which is basically a cheap hotel. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to meet anyone here, but I ran into a couple of Danish girls who are sisters. We had dinner last night and then had a a bunch of drinks at a little bar that was surprisingly good. I was at the beach with them today as well, but they vanished tonight which is why I'm here on the Internet.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do tomorrow. I was thinking of going to Lagos for a day because I have heard it has great beaches as well and more to do at night than Tavira. If I don't go to Lagos, I will probably end up in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

I had a funny experience on my first day here in Tavira. I wandered into a small cafe/restaurant and saw a sign with a picture of a squid on it. I can't remember exactly what it said, but it was ___ frita. I figured frita probably meant fried, so I thought I would get calamari. I was very wrong. After a long wait (I missed my ferry to the beach), a platter arrived containing salad, french fries and an entire squid. The squid was fried, but not deep fried, so it was different from calamari, but very good. I'm quite amazed that I managed to eat it all, but it was tasty. Writing about food has made me hungry. I think I'm going to go get some dinner.

Comments

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Viva o portugal! Have a good time and remember what I told you on msn.

If you can get to coimbra there are good times waiting for you there.

yum - can't beat that fresh seafood! Actually, the squid sounds pretty scary but I'm glad it tasted good. Melinda says it is neat to go to Lagos and out to the "land's end" just to see all the shipping traffic into the mediterranean.

HI David, Melinda and I were in Portugal in 1980 or 1981. We flew into Lisbon from London, drove donw to the Algarve in a rented care and drove around Portugal and then took the train up to Paris. One "delicacy" I remember in a bar in Lisbon (a very noisy city!) was barbequed song birds. I remember the food was excellent in Portugal, lots of great sea food. The train trip to Paris was great fun. We spent most of the time in the bar car. Melinda, Lucy and I really liked the Basque region of Northern spain, Great beaches Cheers, John,

You seem to be doing the "Sunburn Tour of Europe". It may seem tedious, but an ounce of prevention is the only way to go because there ain't no cure for skin cancer. You sound like you are broadening your tastes - keep up the good work. Everywher you go, you cannot do better than go with whatever is local and fresh. You will have to tell me about your favourite beers and wines when you get back. Re ouzo etc, I had a glass of Pastis at Minkley's earlier this week. Same sort of licorice-flavoured booze. Not my favourite.

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