Pimento Vermelho

Portugal

Places To Visit

• Braga
  • Santuário do Sameiro
  • Falperra
  • Lago dos Cisnes
  • Convento-Colégio de Montariol
  • "O Vaticano" (Souto)
  • Braga Shopping cinema
  • Palmeira!
  • Bowling
  • Mosteiro de Tibães
• Póvoa de Varzim (beach)
• Coimbra
• Lisboa
  • Parque das Nações
• Gerês
• Santuário de Fátima
• Porto
  • A boat trip over the Douro
  • Sé do Porto
  • Palácio de Cristal
  • Sao Bento (they say it's a pretty station)

Food To Try

• Papas de Sarrabulho
• Canja
• Cozido à Portuguesa
• Alheira
• Lanche (bolo)
• Arroz doce à la Martijn
• Pudim Abade de Priscos
• Toucinho do Céu
• Bacalhau à Brás à la Tita

Holland

Places To Visit

• Walibi World/Six Flags
• De Efteling
• Utrecht
  • Oudegracht
  • Taj Mahal (Indian restaurant)
  • Il Pozzo (Italian restaurant)
  • Tivoli (gig venue)
  • Australian (yummy ice cream)
  • De Oude Muntkelder (pannenkoekenrestaurant)
  • Oude snoepwinkel (vlakbij Neude)
  • De Dom
  • Christelijk Gymnasium Utrecht (secondary school)
  • Louis Hartlooper Complex
  • Utrecht University
  • 030 (restaurant) — for the best chocolate pie in the world!
• Amsterdam
  • Paleis op de Dam
• Marco Borsato concert (any)
• Vianen
  • Chinees Restaurant Hong Kong (niet vergeten: kroepoek eten)
  • De Voorhof (primary school)

Food To Try

• Space cake
• Snackbar: Broodje kroket, satésaus
• Dark brown bread (waldkorn)
• Broodbeleg
  • Roze/blauwe en witte muisjes
  • Gekleurde muisjes ("vruchtenhagel")
  • Stroop
  • Speculaas
  • Kokosbrood
• Vla (vanille, chocolade, dubbelvla)
• Salmiaknopkjes
• Ontbijtkoek (Onno: "plakt aan de tanden")
• Rolo

Recipes

• Borstplaat
• Roomborstplaat
• Klassieke appeltaart
• Arnhemse Kaasmeisjes
• Mueslirotsjes met witte chocolade
• Sinaasappeltaart met chocoladeglazuur

Summer Travelling

Getting There

• Catch a plane
  • TAP Portugal, ~€250 (promoção)
  • Air Berlin, ~€350
• Catch a truck (probably gratis — will have to discuss with neighbour)

Staying

In Holland:

• In Utrecht (probably gratis — will have to discuss with Peter)

In Portugal:

• With Sra Maria
• With Nuno a.k.a. Bob Marley
• With other Nuno or David (Portuguese-Polish guy)
• With other David (whom Marc and Oana went to Spain with)

Questions to ask Sra Maria:

• What options are there for me to stay in your house in the months July and August of 2007?
  • From when? Until when?
  • For how long max?
• How much does it cost? Minimum, maximum?
• What's it like? Own room? Own house? Together with you? Your family?
• Do you have a bed, or do I need to bring something to sleep on myself?
• Possibilities for having a guest sleep over?
• How much in advance would you like to know for sure?

Other possibilities

• Summer school Portuguese language and culture in Coimbra
  • ~€250, excluding flight and foodage