After a very necessary sleep, we first had a small walk around the lovely neighborhood of Alchochete, where we were sleeping. Sun! Warmth! Wonderful river! Flowers! Really nice...
Our host drove us to a place near the world exhibition, there we met our friend who's here for a semester, and also another friend of ours who is visiting her as well but is leaving tomorrow.
We had lunch in the sun with unfamiliar food traditions, eg fried banana or warm pineapple with cinnamon - in line with the main dish. And heaps of meat. The four of us were walking around the whole afternoon near the 'place of nations' around the World Exposition area. There were musical and other toys to play with, eg a interestingly sounding milled stone. Afterwards we prepared a cosy dinner in our friend's apartment. Inside the flat, not surprisingly, it was really cold. Everything here is rather cold for us who are used to insulated and warm rooms. At 11pm, we took the bus home to our second and last night at our host's place. The bus driver didn't even charge us and really helped us. The Portuguese seem to be very friendly! and patient: there were queuing up while waiting for the train!
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