It was a foggy and cold week in lowland, i got cold to my bones, my old brain refused to work and its Sinterklaas week , so i asked the holy old man to get me a one way ticket to the sun but he got me a return flight... ugh c’mon Sinterklaas , one way ticket was goed enough ....
My flight landed almost midnight due to thick fog in Eindhoven they have to delayed my flight multiple times , miracle do happen, we took off 2 hours later... so woke up to this view was not a punishment.
I landed in Faro, but went straight to the beachy town Albufeira, Albufeira is a city in Algarve, in the south of Portugal. Once a small fishing village it has now developed to be a very touristic area. Many holiday makers return year after year because of the lovely beaches, very good climate, and the many restaurants, bars and pubs.
The town is divided into two parts, 'The Old Town' and the 'STRIP', or newer town, including Montechoro, Arias de Sao João.
Cant help to walk barefoot , later i just dont give a ..... and had a swim in warm Atlantic Ocean.
Spent my mornings and arvo walked on the beach, swim and read a book.
Pic: this picture did not justify the nature , so beautiful.
Pic : Lunch on the beach with shrimp omelette and ice cold Pimms ( an English style cocktails, Pimm , Gin and lemonade)
Crystal clear water, i felt overwhelmed.
The sun and sand put a healthy smile on my face , feel grateful and enjoying the opportunity God given me.
According my taxi driver, the houses have had Arabic influence, so high above the rock.
Blue sky , rock and boulders and my beautiful and happy models ...those lil birds are my best models.
Nothing beat a Vit sun, sea and cocktails, and Albufeira popular with that, i feel so lazy and didnt want to climb the hill to visit the old town. Took lots of courage to do the climb in this heat (20 degrees) , but i told myself off and did the climb... typical holiday ressort places , so death in the winter, look like an abandoned city, like in the old cowboys movie.
In the middle of the day, almost nobody in the town.
This street looks beautiful on the picture but in the reality a bit dodgy and scary to walk here alone .
The Mother Church of Albufeira was built in the 18th century to replace the previous church (originally an Arab mosque) that was destroyed during the earthquake of 1755.This church comprises a single nave in neoclassical style with four side chapels, a baptismal chapel, choir, two pulpits and two side chambers. The high alter has a beautiful altar piece by the painter of Albufeira, Samora Barros (20th century), that serves as a backdrop for the image of the patron saint of Albufeira, Our Lady of Conception. Above the arch of the main door, we can see the cross of Aviz, representing the religious and military order to which Albufeira once belonged. An essential part of the Mother Church, the bell tower was built in 1869. At the top of the long 28-metre staircase, there is a magnificent carillon of 8 bells.
On the top of the hill overlooking the old town , such a beautiful view.
The climb to the hill top, really nice alleys.
A tiny light house on the top of the rock
The old town , looks so abandoned.
The view from my hotel room during the sunset .
On my walk to the old town to get my dinner , i felt so strange and got a uncanny feeling, i got a mix feeling, i never tired to challence myself, but this week i do realize i am not a beach person... i do like Albufeira but i do not in love with this place, so fortunate to have a chance to visit, but i won’t comeback anytime soon... it was a lovely experience tho .....
Too hot to play a tourist , i decided to try the famous local dishes called cataplana , its a seafood dishes cooked with vegetables and some local herbs, tasted A bit like paella, ate it with cooked rice, really tasty and super cheap as well, got algarve fig and almond cake and coffee as dessert, and ofcourse the local beer taste amazing for 1,50 eur , only made me happy.
This cookie taste like Singaporean pineapple tart, so buttery.
Coconut cookies, so sweet i almost coughing my lung out.
Little sweet magdalena, a tiny orange cake
Before leaving sunny Albufeira, i grabbed some local cookies , all of them are tasty but really sweet...as sweet as my short vacay....
Albufeira, Dec 4th...off to Faro i go ...
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