The Aldeia and Porto, or The Fado and Lisbon? Both are good. Sunset is probably quieter and more apt to let people be left alone to eat and argue. Casa Portugal has the spiffier decor and cleaner ambience. Pick yer poison, AI.
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Both sound good, but the Sunset Cafe I read has folk dances over the weekend -- let's skip that, try it on a weekday, sometimes. So about Casa Portugal, then? The ambience looks indeed nicer, though it's probably more expensive, yes?
Yes, but the portions are very generous so the price is relatively reasonable. How does meeting there at 5 pm sound? I'm open to other times, so just tell me what works.
OK, sounds good. I'll call you up tomorrow sometimes to check on you, to make sure you haven't forgotten.
There's such a village as Lisbon, North Dakota, but (without me even need to say) it lacks Henry the Navigator's ethnic bearing. Looks damn good, damn good indeed...
Who is Henry the Navigator?
Henrique o Navigador. He was the son of the King who, early in the 15th Century, after having had his fill of combat against the Moors, persuaded his father to set up the navigation and research center in Sagres, Portugal, for the exploration of a passage to India around Africa [and thus bypass the monopoly of the Moors on Asian trade]. He led it for decades, until his death.
One of the very very few Portuguese one could argue was a great historical figure. An unusually interesting character.
Oh, I see. I missed learning about him in high-school -- I guess my teachers were more focused on those Spaniards going around in their galleons. So who were better at it, among the Iberians?
The Lusitanians, of course. Magellan? Actually, Magelhaes of Portugal. Christopher Columbus? Had learnt his trade in Portugal, in fact for some years at the institute at Sagres. The development of the best maps of the 15th Century? Portugal.
Unfortunately, as you can see, Magelhaes and Columbus both finished out their contracts and free transferred to the Rich Club, the Chelsea, of the Day. And then all those mapmaking, astronomy studying, geography investigating development players decided to also go with the richer clubs. It didn't help that Portugal had a very bad manager, Sebastiao, that saw the side go bellyup in the Allah's Cup Final in north Africa, after which it fell into financial ruin, got bought out by the last living stockholders, the flamboyantly malevolent Spaniards of Real Madrid, who promptly put the chop on the promising Avrams and Spinozas that still were coming up through the Youth System. Portugal never recovered, fell rapidly down the Divisons, and now plies its game in the amateur leagues.
But those heady days of World Cup triumph will never be forgotten! [yeah, right ]
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