Peniche's fortress
Some fifty miles north from Lisbon, by the coast you'll find the city of Peniche. That's where we are right now. GH is attending a meeting of Portuguese scientists from several different areas and yours truly got invited also.
At lunch time we took a little stroll and we ended up visiting this old fortress (XVII century).
This is a place that brings back mixed feelings of pride and shame to Portuguese people: it evokes tales of heroism as a key strategic place on the defense of our coast and it brings painful memories of its use as a jail for political prisoners during our dictatorship.
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posted by DCveR at 3:19 PM
5 Comments:
Gorgeous!! and look at the nice weather too! you guys are such brains the both of you! ...any chance getting some descrete pics of the food!??? :)))
Peniche is the place where i had the best bacalhau assado com batatas à murro (grilled cod with potatoes). When we are in Portugal, we will drive up to Peniche just to have dinner. :)
We all have other things to do, and it impacts our blogging time. Glad to see you back, and having a nice trip with GH
Very pretty. I will be sort of nearby next week, we leave on our honeymoon in Spain and France on Monday. Ra!!
And now, despite its harsh history, it's a beautiful place where you can sit and meditate and have peaceful thoughts.
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