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32 sats \ 11 replies \ @siggy47 25 Sep \ on: Portugal Is the Best Country For Wine Tourism charts_and_numbers
As a kid I went to Portugal during the "Carnation Revolution", although my family didn't know it at the time. I do remember armored vehicles rolling down the streets of Lisbon and loud political speeches. It didn't interrupt our vacation! We spent time in Estoril (sp?) and went on a port wine tour. Looking back on it, I guess we were fortunate not to have problems.
The Carnation Revolution was on April 25, 1974, and it kicked out the dictatorship in Portugal. Crazy, right? Only 2 or 3 people died! We're pretty peaceful folks. Estoril is just outside Lisbon, our capital. And listen, if you don't get out of Lisbon to do the Port wine tour, you're missing out big time. The real deal is in Porto and along the Douro River.
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My memories are fading, but I do remember we had a great time and everyone we met was wonderful. One thing bugged me as a kid. My grandparents were Italian immigrants to the US, and our family was always eating baccala.(Cod). I hated cod, and in my memory it was all I could get to eat in Portugal! I'm sure I was exaggerating. Another memory. When we landed, there were men with machine guns on the tarmac. I asked my father what was going on. He said, don't worry, it's always like this in Europe!
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'Bacalhau' is probably the most famous and traditional dish in Portugal. There are over 1000 dishes with cod! And you want to know the best? We don't have cod in our sea area, which isn't small. Most of it comes from Norwegian waters.