On December 7, the Safari went to visit 3 very special regions, created by Portuguese builders to tell the story of their native land.
Below, an account of the visit, as told by Aime Socrates,
with photos by Wizardoz Chrome.
HG Addresses at the end of the post.
DESTINATION 1 Belem Tower is the
creation of Ni Lemon, it's an exploration of some of the history and
culture of her homeland /hg.osgrid.org:80:belem_tower
Approximatively 15 Explorers went to
the sim at the right time..but sadly, Ni couldnt join us...
Azi.Az gave un a lot of informations
Aime Socrates: Azi can you tell us a
bit more about this sim ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: that is in
Lisbon
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: Lisbon is the
capital of portugal
Aime Socrates: the harbour of Lisbon ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: and yes u can
say its the harbour
we flyed all together up to a big
tower:
Aime Socrates: was this tower ment to
protect the harbour?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: the tower we are
on is called Tower of Belem
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: and yes the
tower was in old times to protect the city
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: Torre de
Belem......its the name in portuguese in case u want to search for
more detailed info
Next place was near the windmill:
Aime Socrates: something to say about
it?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: wind mills were
used to make flour to make bread
Aime Socrates: ah ok..and can we find
some specialities?
Joao Frazao : we have Broa a very
special kind of bread
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: but Broa is used
only on north of portugal
Selby Evans gave us some good links to
discover more about this country
DESTINATION 2 Portugal South by
Azi Az is a showcase of the romantc past and present of Portugal..
where we will learn som poetic portuguese!
104.238.198.123:8002:Shipyards Grid
Welcome
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: this place is
very turistic
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: south of Portugal is very well known by the fantastic beaches
Aime Socrates: can you give us the name
of the city near this place ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: the fort is
called Fort Santa Catarina that is located in Praia da Rocha (beach)
that belongs to Portimao city
Aime Socrates: i founded it easily on
google earth
Aime Socrates: we see on the beach RL
pictures..right ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: thats from
the old tipical tradicional dances
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: thats the way
they used to dress
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: another thing
very tipical from south are those chamines
Aime Socrates: chamines is the name?
Aime Socrates: it is cheminey in
portugues ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: they are called
Chamines Algarvias
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: as the south
district is called Algarve
Aime Socrates: oh ok
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: so everywhere u
see a pic of those chamines then u know its on south
Aime Socrates: you never can be lost
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: in old times
also Portimao was known by the big fishing
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: betwen many kind
of fishes the most important was the sardine
Aime Socrates: sardinha !
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: yes Sardinha
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: as we had very
important factorys
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: on sardine
factorys we produced oils and sardine conserves and sardines pate
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: a big national
comerce and also for exportation
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: nowadays the
city is very well known as having the best grilled sardines
Aime Socrates: thats exacly why i'll
come next year !
Aime Socrates: okok..and the wines?
some special names ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: yes we also have
very good wines......someone said that better than french wines :P
Aime Socrates: nooooooo
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: yesssssssss
Aime Socrates: just different !
Aime Socrates: your secret is..the sun
!!
Aime Socrates: and the desserts ?
Aime Socrates: some specialities?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: the desserts are
............yoummy lol
Aime Socrates: those flowers are
almonds right?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: south is also
known by almond trees
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: so we have a
very huge different kind of cakes with almonds
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: the most
speciality goes on this i am in front of
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: those u only can
find on south and even so not easy to find
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: as the work to
make them is imense and u need to be an artist to make them
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: it involves
modeling and painting for this cakes
Aime Socrates: and also oranges ?
Azi.Az @hg.osgrid.org: yes we also have
orange trees known by being the sweetest of all country
And..at the end..there was a funny
conclusion . We had to look inside a very special telescope on the
beach :)
DESTINATION 3 PortFolk on Osgrid
is the home of Ukelele virtuoso Joao Frazao who is also a great
builder. This region features recreations of real world places that
inspired joao's music, which is always in the air, here!
osgrid.org:80:portfolk
After a great description of Joao's
work, he invited us to the party
Let the chat express the atmosphere of
this visit !
Sunbeam.Magic@:Hello
hello hello
Sunbeam.Magic
@:
the lighting is marvelous Joao
Alya VonZ:
you're a good ambasadeur for Portugese music:)
George Equus:
Joao knows how to captivate an audience!Lucy Afarensis: WONDERFUL !!!!
A wonderfull SAFARI
with a real smell of hollidays !
HG Addresses:
Ni's Belen Tower: hg.osgrid.org:80:belem_tower
Azi's Portugal South: 104.238.198.123:8002:Shipyards Grid Welcome
Joao's PortFolk: osgrid.org:80:portfolk
Thank you Aime for the gentle words you publish about Portugal and my region Belem, when unfortunately I couldn't be there during the Safari
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