I hardly made it to the bus in time to take me straight to Evora in Alentejo. Strange from HC (his real name is Fernando, and he is not t h a t strange) met me there and showed me around his beautiful town. He's a history teacher, so he knew where to guide me, and what to tell me. Evora is world heritage: "This museum-city, whose roots go back to Roman times, reached its golden age in the 15th century, when it became the residence of the Portuguese kings. Its unique quality stems from the whitewashed houses decorated with azulejos and wrought-iron balconies dating from the 16th to the 18th century. Its monuments had a profound influence on Portuguese architecture in Brazil."
After a delicious portuguese dinner which Fernando offered me, I spent the night in an old palace right in the historic centre. Small room, ok, but still - what a grand feeling to stay in a palace!
My host is gonna show me more today, even older monuments outside the town. And I'm gonna cook him saltless spaghetti (poor Fernando is not allowed salt) - not actually german food, but a dish I'm great at doing.
Another evening around the romantic small streets of Evora then, and tomorrow on to Sintra, a place of world heritage, too. I'm surrounded by beauty on these travels! :-)
Not to forget all the lovely and friendly people I meet. :-) :-)
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