The Art Critic

Today we opt to revisit Camara do Lobos. No need to make sandwiches today as we are planning on lunch out. The sun is shining, although it is not as warm as it was yesterday. We stroll down to the marina and catch the Rodoeste bus westwards. Just like the last time the ticket inspector gets on part way and clips our tickets.
Alighting at Camara do Lobos we have a small list of things to do. R wants to give Winston a few tips on his painting. After this piece of nonsense we enjoy a coffee in the square before proceeding up the hill to the premises of Henriques & Henriques, Madeira wine producers. As it is a weekday they are receiving visitors.
We are issued with four samples each, stating with dry, then medium dry, then medium sweet and finally sweet. All are acceptable but we vote the medium dry our favourite. Once again we are very surprised that we are the only visitors.
Another venue that opens only on weekdays is the printing museum. We are spotted as qualifying for senior discount as soon as we enter. It is a spacious building, perched on a cliff top and descending from the entrance down to the exhibition levels. It is worth an hour of our time during which there are only two other visitors. R is particularly taken by the display of typewriters. Did you know that in 1937, Dr Salazar, the Portuguese dictator decreed that there should be a Portuguese typewriter layout?
Having learned today's new fact we adjourn to the lively and cosmopolitan bar outside the market. We linger over refreshment and enjoy the ambience whilst watching and listening to the staff giving regular customers a hard time. Eventually lunch beckons and after a circiit of the options we opt for a pavement table outside the Farol Restaurant. We shared mussels as a starter which turned out to be the huge green lipped ones from New Zealand. 
For our main course we both have the most splendid sardines.

Comments

  1. chouxdle11 February 2022 at 19:21

    Unpalatable. And will leave it at that.

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  2. Unknown12 February 2022 at 04:08

    Yum, yum. How the other half live. Clearly David is unaware that his call up papers have hit the doormat in Carmelaws.

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