Lots of activity today in Coimbra, the university town of Portugal.
This is the place that inspired the costume design and the look of the Harry Potter series.
This is rush week for the students in the college of law so we saw a bit of silliness. Here are a couple of freshies talking with one of our group. Red is the color of the dress for law students.
On to the touring...
First stop was an added attraction not on the official itinerary. We visit Antonio who owns a factory where ceramics are made. Antonio walked us through the process from clay to beautifully painted pieces. The work is done mostly by women both in the factory and working from home.
Under construction
Finished product
We asked where these pieces can be purchased in the U.S.
"Home Goods" was Antonio's reply.
Next stop was a Roman archaeological site. Not much to see here but they had nice flooring.
Back to the hotel for an impromptu wine party to drink up the bottles we bought at the cork farm, then off to another Fado show. This one was all men and they were very good. I have some of their music to share later with Rani and Ravi (who asked).
Time for bed. Tomorrow we drive to the Douro wine country. I wonder what we'll do there?
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