Sunday, December 09, 2007

Portugal 12/9/2007

a man selling hot chestnuts on the street. The Portuguese love their castanhas (chestnuts).

The presepio I bought at Fatima. Dad gave me the flower behind it.

These are some example of Christmas Lights in Caldas da Rainha, PT

6 comments:

Shauna said...

Very pretty & different!

Stephanie and Joel Biggs said...

Looks like it's beginning to look a little like Christmas...What was the guy serving on the street.

Look forward to visiting,

J

Rachel, Tony & Family said...

good pics. I would love to see more christmas there.

Thomas Jennifer Biggs said...

I heard that Lisbon has the biggest christmas tree in Europe. Have you guys seen it?

Mary, Tyson and Family said...

Ohhhh! Chestnuts roastin on an open fire?!!! Can you bring some home? What do chestnuts taste like anyway? Thanks for blogging!

Mom & Dad said...

I don't like them at all. I was so disappointed. I had such romantic ideas about "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" and expected them to taste wonderful, but they are chalky and I could hardly swallow them.

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