7 MAY 2014 PORTUGAL- PORTO

       That day our trip to City of Coimbra started in the morning. Coimbra and Coimbra University were very historical. The people live there with their history.

Coimbra University was amazing. We visited the campus. The library of the university was huge. The smell of the books took us to the ancient times. We could not even touch a book, but being in that atmosphere we felt ourselves in that time of the years.

The Chapel was also very fantastic. The guide told us the history, the usage and the today of Chapel.

      Inside the university, the students live and study in this historical area. Everything was charming in that building. The history and today’s daily life were together.

The city of Coimbra was very nice. The old town which part we visited was full of life. We had a chance to see the life of ancient times. The people who live there save their history and live with their history.

      We also had a chance to buy some souvenirs for our sweeties in that old town.

      The lunch was different but we could not taste that dish. Teresa told us that it was a traditional one but we chose not to taste it because of some religious reasons.

      After lunch we had lots of free time for shopping, but it was in a shopping centre and the brands were the same in Türkiye.

      At around 16:00 we went to Aliança Cellar which was an Underground Museum.

      During the Geographical discoveries, the Portuguese could reach to the other continents. South West Africa coasts have important role for that discoveries.

      In that underground museum, we had a chance to see the images, idols, masks, stones of tribes of Africa. Moreover, the some fossils of Africa continent were there to see.

      The masterpieces of some sculptors were amazing and charming.

In the underground museum we could see the pictures and special equipments of Mahatma Gandhi.

      At the end of the tour we sat to taste the most delicious Aliança wine. We had a chance to taste four different types of wine there. The last one named Paradise was the best.

      After that we returned to S.Joao da Madeira to have dinner which we ate octopus with a special sauce. It was nice and first time for the Turkish teachers.