Angela and Roland's European Adventure: Saturday 25th February

Today we made the short journey into Lagos (pronounced Lagosh). Roland was here some years ago when he was holidaying in Alvor just down the coast. Luckily, Lagos is still a nice town to visit with plenty of interesting little streets lined with lots of small independent shops and cafes.

The sun had come out so we enjoyed sitting in the sunshine while having our lunch in one of the little squares. Roland had the traditional Piri Piri chicken, but Angela wouldn't risk it in case it was too spicy. We followed this with some ice cream from a vendor. Again, Roland was the adventurous one and had tequila with almond and figs. We both were given rather over generous helpings, so it is possible that the young lady that served us may not be employed there much longer.

After lunch we took time to walk along the cobbled promenade to the small fortification, Forte da Ponta da Bandeira. This provided us with a good view towards Lagos marina. We also enjoyed the number of interesting sculptures by Jose Maria S Pereira at on the top of the fort.