thirsty in bom jesus, braga, portugal

fort joao in varzim, portugal

beach in ofir, portugal (but water is too cold!)

coffee/breakfast in benavente, valladolid.

so here is our route:
ryan air from breda-nijmegen-dusseldord(wezze) airport to valladolid
road trip (hertz rent a car) from
valladolid - benavente spain to
chaves- vila real - braga - esposende - estella -ofir - povoa de varzim - vila do conde, portugal!
5 day road trip!
The cheapest, most tasty lunch we had was in vila real with rice, fish, roast chicken, 2 desserts and water for 2 people for 9 euros!

More images in Portugal

Ancient bridge built by Emperor Flavius in Chaves, Portugal

Case Mateus in Mateus, Portugal

Statue of Ferdinand Magellan, in his hometown in Sabrosa, Portugal

The view from Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal

Images of Portugal

Vacation in Portugal
We had a road trip, rented a car from Valladolid Spain and drove across Portugal.
Nice country, nice people and great cheap food!

negen- drie- elf

we decided to get matching netbooks at mediamarkt as advanced christmas gifts-- one pink and one in blue--which we can bring when we are travelling around and its not so heavy in the backpack. look how cute they are:



then we finally went to the gementee to get our marriage license. then there was a fair, so we went to ride a roller coaster. So a date has been set!



"the day we got our marriage license.....who's excited and who's scared?"

And now its autumn holidays so off we go to spain & portugal!

karting saturday

We went go-karting today at lot66 (lot66.nl) with some of our colleagues and i havent driven for a long time, i basically was the slowest one and bumped into almost everybody and crash twice in the track! But it was fun!



then the men tried online shooting--- boys will be boys

golf sunday

so today, fritz and steve decided to check out golfing here in breda, and forced me to come along (i dont know how to play golf!) we found a golf place which didnt require us to be members, in effen, just outside of breda. when we arrived, we tried to rent golf clubs and golf shoes, but unfortunately they didnt rent shoes, so we decided to just go to the driving range and practice for a bit.
here are the boys in action:





and i was bored, so i took portraits of me and me..hehe

twice cooked adobo sunday

twice-cooked chicken adobo is a success!
i was craving for filipino food, so after cycling for 3 hours on a nice warm autumn sunday weather, i decided to cook adobo---and tried to find a twice cooked adobo recipe online.
i revised the recipes a little bit, as i found a lot online and decided to use what i already have in our kitchen.

twice cooked adobo recipe:
400g chicken breast cut into cubes
chopped garlic
light soy sauce
chili (chinese chili in a bottle)- i like everything spicy
bay leaves
vinegar (what we had was italin azijn vinegar)
peking sauce (we had this, so i decided to use it)

1. i put chicken all the ingredients together in a bowl, marinated it for about an hour.
2. afterwards, in low fire, i had everything simmered in a pot for about 30-45 minutes (taking out the garlic). the sauce shot become a bit thick and dry.yum
3. then i took out the chicken, and set aside the pot with sauce.
4. in a pan, i sauted the remaining garlic and put the chicken for a bit of frying.
5. then i put the chicken on a plate and put the sauce all over it.

and here it is! i love adobo! f loved it!promise, it tastes better in person than here on the pic.