Safari Went To Portugal

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