Day #5 "Storks, corks, and porks"

Goodbye Portugal!! As we travelled to Spain, we visited various places along the way. We stopped at a tiny rest stop off the beaten path. I had just enough time to grab a quick bica. As I waited in line, I was sandwiched between two little old ladies. The woman behind me placed her hand on the small of my back and added pressure, slowly pushing me over and over into lady number 2. Not cool, little one. As it turned out, on the way back to the bus, this lady tripped over a root and totally bit it, falling face first into the stony, dirt path. Karma. I actually did feel bad though and even offered to help her up. She was really old!!

We had a surprise stop at the Comeleque dos Almandres. It's kind of like a mini Stonehenge except you can walk amongst the rocks. Super cool and crazy to see. 

Next stop was Evora. An old, quaint city, surrounded by a wall, Evora housed the Chapel of bones. Bones. Like legit, human bones. Not only on display but used in the archways and lining the walls. Morbid. Disturbing. Totally Pam. We split up for a few hours and I was off to explore. There was a large crowd of people congregated in a square chanting and singing. It turns out that it was Fathers Day and the crowd was celebrating. As I wandered, I turned down street after street, slowly going deeper and deeper into the old city. Soon there were no stores or restaurants in sight. Using the sound of the singing and my awesome sense of direction, I managed to find my way back to the square and set out to find some lunch. 

I dined at Fanatismo. The staff was friendly and helpful, there was wifi, and it was thee that I had the best meal of my trip so far: quail eggs and chorizo. Yum. 

 Back on the bus, next stop: Sevilla!!!!