It's great that you actually participate in what goes on around you. I appreciate you taking me along. Had a good time. Love the variety of your videos. Peace and joy from Canada
Loved my 2 visits to Porto. (Both taken on the shoulder season, so I missed this holiday. ) People are very kind, the food is good, and prices (ar least for Americans) are reasonable. The crowds you show make me feel claustrophobic!
I am happy you had a great time…I was stressed just seeing all those people and the noise…😅 people look really friendly though. Looks like you did quite a bit of trekking up in Lousa’s mountains. View was really pretty and that mill in the middle of what looks like nowhere is interesting. Wonder what they would have milled there when it is surrounded by mountains. Thanks for sharing a bit of your life in Portugal. Looking forward to seeing you work on your house. In the meantime, have fun during summer vacation.
I was able to see and take part in a few festivals when I was in the USAF in Japan and Germany. As a kid, my dad was stationed in the UK for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee and I still have a few souvenirs from it including a Bible and a ceremonial coin. Really neat that Portugal has their own celebration on July 4th. Thanks for sharing...
Thank you for sharing the many summer activities to enjoy in Portugal. It is admirable that you have a good work life balance. And it seems you live below your means so you are not burdened by consumer debt. You are a wise beyond your years. You have my admiration.
Nice job. Fantastic seeing you enjoying local culture. It's good that you can meet up with friends. You seemed kind of isolated in your little village. Make sure you have fun as this time will pass fast.
Thank you JD, that was very interesting content, such a variety. Enjoyed the festivals, scenery and especially stone structures and the mill - sad to think about the full, vibrant life they once had that is no more. Good to see the ones refurbished into B&Bs. Again thanks, great to see areas about a country I've never been to. Take care.
I've never seen any part of Portugal before. Thank you for posting this. It looks like a beautiful country. The festival of lights was gorgeous to behold, and I like that there fireworks are not as loud as some of ours are in the US. Awkward segue, I sincerely hope your friends in Grenada are okay after the horrible hurricane there.
They're in Granada the city, not Grenada the island, other side of the Carribean, common mistake. but yes that hurricane looked awful, I hope they dont get any more
Our 4th of July fireworks went wild. Humidity caused one of the larger ones to fail to gain altitude. Down it came into the middle of the fireworks barge! Super large display in a super short time! Workers had to swim for it!😅😅
great video - lousã has me so intrigued - ps: intended or not, "...a neon night swim...that definitely could have used more neon..." was pretty funny :) cheers!
@@My15KHouse what I find extraordinary is all the strict measures they have in place to avoid forest fires, and then, they allow floating torches to fly anywhere😳😳😳
Thanks for sharing!! So much fun!! When was São João day? I was just in Porto at the end of July. It is absolutely beautiful 😍. We are from NY, and I can’t wait to go back!!😊
@@Mrscorreia74 Thank you 😊. You have the same last name as my mother. My grandmother was born in Vila Real and my great grandfather was born in the Azores. My roots are deep in Portugal 🇵🇹.
@@stephaniepelc1618 I’m from Vila Real. 😀 But my paternal grandfather, from whom I inherited my surname, was from a village near Mirandela, further inland in Portugal. I love the Azores! They are paradise on earth in terms of natural beauty.
humm odd traditions.. hitting everyone in the head with hammers? where the heck does THAT come from? and releasing burning items into the sky to randomly fly where ever in a country frigging hit by severe wildfires every year? that doesn't look very intelligent at all? but nice to see people enjoy the festivities and such
Porto is in the north and on the coast so its pretty wet, the fires (and dry areas) are usually in the interior and south...but it is still surprising they dont start any fires
