Probably the most famous sweet of Portugal: Pastel de Nata.
I’ll need many more attempts.
Pastel de nata – 1st attempt
Author: Michael
Hard questions in Duolingo
While I like Duolingo in general the latest updates could have been better.
You shall not pass
While taking a walk between Espinho and Esmoriz this little guy got a little bit defensive.
While it’s looking nice it’s another invasive species. It even made it to Berlin.
Nature recovers after wildfire
Most wildfires in Portugal happen in the south. But the risk is there everywhere. In the Serra de Estrela it happened xxx years ago. Now nature is slowly recovering.
I was wondering why in some places the trees have survived while a few meters to the right and left are completely burnt.
Eiffel-Bridge!
Unlike the one in the other post this
bridge is an actual Eiffel bridge. It’s located in Viana do Castelo, which we’ve visited to finalize the immigration process for Portugal at the SEF.
It’s noteworthy that above the visible rail track there is also a second level for cars. We took a little bit of a detour to use this bridge on our way back.
Cortaderia selloana
We came to know that, cortaderia selloana, the nice looking grass/reed that can be found everywhere is actually an invasive species.
Because of it’s invasive nature it appears on the website of the Parque Biologico de Gaia that we’ve visited. It’s a nice park with local animals.
All of them needed some kind of support, because they were found injured or abandoned by the parents so I think it’s good they found a new home. My favorite was the costal biorama.
Nothing to see here …
… but the programmers of the Withings app wanted to make sure that I’m aware that there is nothing to see.
Spending one third of the screen to tell that there’s nothing new seems to be wrong.
Luck
Felix found four-leaved clover
during our hike around BioRia
It seemed to be a local variation since it appeared multiple times within a few square meters. We even found a five-leaved.
You can’t escape
The German school in Porto has it’s own Oktoberfest. It was fun and games for the kids and of course you meet more BOSCHlers.
A glimpse of home
I received a care package. Ingredients for the world famous “Linsen, Spätzle und Saitenwürstle”.
Plus canned sausage. All a Swabian needs. Except bread. Like all, or at least most, other Germans living abroad: Bread is a topic that requires some intensive investigation.