Lazy Days and Sundays ~ November 13, 2016

November 13, 2016

We woke up quite late Sunday morning, sleeping until 11:30 a.m.!  Both of us are having difficulty adjusting to the time change, I think.  Friday night, even though we went to sleep by 10 p.m. local time, we both woke at about 1 in the morning and could not get back to sleep for quite a while, so I guess our sleep in on Sunday was to be expected.  Anyway, it was a lovely day, so we ventured into town in search of lunch (since we missed the included breakfast at the hotel.  Given that it was Sunday, the city was very quiet -- everyone must have been at church.  No shops were open.





We finally found Restaurante Beira-Mar, one of those recommended by Marina on Friday, and were escorted to a table on the terrace overlooking the water.  We were seated next to a couple with a young baby and a young man who appeared to be the brother of the wife.  They chattered away as they ate their meal.  The baby was adorable, and only a bit fussy.  But either Mom or Dad would take the baby and walk with her until she settled back down.

We ordered a bottle of water, and I had a delightful glass of white wine.  Jeff ordered the Portuguese Steak, which appeared to be smothered in some sort of garlicky broth and topped with a slice of ham.  I'm not sure that he loved it, but he ate it.  I ordered a mixed grill of pork and steak shish-ke-bob.  It was absolutely delicious.  There were pieces of something akin to pancetta, some small sausages, along with chunks of pork tenderloin and beef tenderloin.  Again, the meal was incredibly cheap - about 30 euros for the two of us.  We both were so full that we did not have much for dinner -- shared a pizza in the hotel restaurant.



Another lovely, sunny day in Angra do Heroismo!  The climate here is quite amazing  -- a balmy range of between 60 and 78 degrees year round.  It is rather humid - as my hair can attest - but this time of year it is not unbearably humid.


I was glad I took this shot the night before the "super moon" as it was very cloudy on those days following, so this is as close as I got to a shot of the super moon.

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