“It’s fantasticating it’s had an amazing atmosphere, the food was terrific the views were breathtaking”(Victoria La Manna). This past weekend I experienced a fantastic trip to Portugal. It was my second time visiting the beautiful country of Portugal. The first time I went, it was only for a few hours, my family and I left the airport during the layover, in the city of Lisbon. I honestly didn’t have the full experience of this gorgeous country since it was only for eight hours. But I feel like I explored so much more, from the birthplace of the first king of Portugal to visit the city of Porto. The first stop we made was in Guimarães in that small city it was the birthplace of the first king of Portugal named Afonso Henriques he was born in the year 1139, and he also founded the country of Portugal. We walked around his castle, and it was awe-inspiring. It was built during the Medieval era. After we finished our walk around the castle we were allowed to walk around the city, Guimar...
All I can say is wow, Supermercado de Abastos is a kind of farmers market. In this market, it offers so many things such as fresh fruit, fish, meat, and the thing I liked the most was the food the market served. As our professor was showing us the way to the market, I was confused because I thought we got lost, but no, the market was hidden. As a New Yorker, I've never been to a "Farmers Market" before and going to this market made me realize how the community of Santiago comes together every single day and buys products made locally. As a walked through the first isle it had a variety of fruits and meats, my roommate and I wanted to buy snacks for our dorm, and when I passed through the fruit aisle I asked the woman working there, how much are apples and she said it was a euro thirty for a kilo which is around two pounds. My roommate and I bought two kilos, which was ten apples. I was instantly shocked because, in the United States, ten apples would probably cost around six or eight dollars. As we walked towards another aisle, I found a place that sold the worlds "best" olive oil, and I'll find out if it's the best when I get back to New York and try it. My most memorable moments in the market was probably the hot food I arrived, my friends ordered sushi, but I didn't know they sold steak until I looked over to the people next to me and asked them where they got their food. I ordered the same thing they did, and it was incredibly delicious. It was one of the most tender pieces of meat I've ever had in my entire life. My overall experience at this market was incredibly amazing because they had everything I needed and more. I highly recommend this market to anyone that comes to Santiago de Compostela.
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