Braga - prayers and newspapers

Coimbra studies,
Porto works,
Lisbon shows off
Braga prays.

During the last weekend I went to check out if the part about Braga is true, while visiting my friend Sara. At first, we were looking for each other for a while around the city coz every square in Braga seemed to have a city hall, a fountain and a cafeteria in the middle. Our first touristic target was obviously the most famous church of Braga - Bom Jesus do Monte (Good Jesus of the mountain) with a baroque stairway.

The weather was also typical for Braga: sunny for every 2nd 5 minutes, while during the rest of time it was a raining. However, the mountain view facing Braga was very clear and in the moments of showers we were a bit envious about the sun above the city.

On the way down we've noticed a group of Portuguese scouts wearing characteristic scarfs.

Other sights of Braga didn't let me forget of the religious reputation of this city... There are too many churches to name and present here.

And now dear follower a short quiz:
What did the nun buy in this little green, but not forgotten by God, shop?

I suspect she must have bought the traditional mint candies from that region!
Only 1 Euro per package!

I have to mention that during this trip I didn't take any pictures of food coz it looked so delicious that I didn't even think of taking pictures of it before eating... Mmmm.

After touristic and gastronomic part we went for a coffee to the famous A Brasileira, which sells coffee since the 17th of March 1907. The waiters there, are as elegant as 1 century ago! We had a super exclusive table by the window and enjoyed our coffees with milk - galao and meio de leite.



Few other things, concerning Portuguese culture that are worth to be mentioned, were loads of flower shops on the streets and local men reading newspaper not only in a traditional way.

At the evening Sara and I started preparing ourselves for the next day's hiking adventure.