Corpus Christi in Vila Real

Second weekend of June was a, so called, "long weekend" for everybody thanks to the Corpus Christi holiday that took place on Thursday.
Typical thing about this holiday are processions. In Poland, the processions take place in the morning and everybody treat it very seriously and try to look and behave very elegant. In Portugal it looked more like an evening street parade where firefighters and friends were making a lot of noise with their drums and trumpets.

Meanwhile the community of Vila Real gathered in front of the church as if it was a picnic. In Poland everything is closed during such holidays, in Portugal every supermarket is open just like it was during Easter.

To seize the day, Sena and Filipe called me in the afternoon and we took a ride to Alvão.

It gave us a lesson that my beloved waterfall is hidden in the shadow in the afternoon.

Instead of swimming we went on admiring the views.

In the faraway background - Vila Real.