Portuguese food and Check in

June 16, 2008 in Workshop info, venue/tourist information

[Of all EU kids, the portuguese get to eat most veggies. In the soups]

Portuguese food

Lunch is serious business in Portugal. A time to break the day, eat a good meal, preferably consisting of soup, main and desert, maybe a glass of wine, and a strong coffee afterwards to conclude. It is definitely not something to be taken lightly, and if you do, it is implied that you will not make it till the end of the day, fall ill, “get stressed out”, or otherwise suffer from modern ailments.

Dinner is the less important meal of the day, (but also very important.) The Pousada arrangements are similar at both meals: such that you take a tray, pass a counter, take those items from the pre-set menu that you want, and sit down on long tables. Afterwards you clear your tray. The capacity is around 80 places, so a bit stretched with our 90 people: I hope with the verandas and spilling over in the café it will not be a problem.

Both lunch and dinner will have hot and cold dishes and bread to go with it. We have signalled the Pousada of the most common dietary requriements you have informed us of, which they would take into account. However, there will be no personalized meals: you should select foods you can eat.

For some more mouth watering information on Portuguese foods look here: a food blogger’s trip to Lisbon.

Check-in and registration

We have about 90 participants, and mainly Riff and myself to help you to get settled in and collect your fees, so I thought i’ld share with you what i know, it may help to let things go smoothly.

• Upon first arrival, if you do not see Riff or me, you could ask the hostel staff to show them your room/bed. Please note that rooms have only 1 key. Since we are sharing rooms, it is important to always leave your key at reception, when not in the room, even when you are inside the building.
• To get meal tickets and to pay for your stay, please contact Riff or me soon after your first arrival in the Pousada. You will be asked to pay in cash.
• You will have to decide at that moment, which dinners you want to eat in the Pousada (for lunch, we are assuming all of us will be there).
• In case you have informed us that you are staying on after the 21st of June, we have made reservations for you, but you need to confirm to hostel staff and pay separately, directly to the hostel, for nights and meals after June 21st.)

For those of you who have some to prepare for Lisbon and Portugal I am referring to blogposts by others (a Lisbon blogger, not related to KM4dev)
A small guide to Lisbon by André Ribeirinho. This is literally that: a small guide to Lisbon.