Fado!!!
After individual help sessions with Joe and Ari, our class time was devoted to narrowing our photos into a themed story. Amazingly, individual styles quickly defined what we each wanted to tell about the trip. Some leaned towards landscape, others to graphics while others were drawn to people. It should make for an interesting and diverse final slideshow.
In order to make the trip a little shorter, we were issued a box lunch to enjoy on our 4+ hour ride back to Lisbon. A lesson in bus driving rules caught us by surprise on the outskirts of Lisbon. Apparently a driver can only log 4 hours behind the wheel before a mandatory 40 minute break. Fortunately, an alternative driver was quickly found to relieve our driver. While unwelcome, the delay was minimal and we had a little time back in our hotel before the final evening of our workshop.
Gathering in our classroom, we enjoyed a final social hour before viewing the fruits of our photography labor. Each participant had their own story in the slideshow along with random photos taken during the week. I find it amazing how a daunting task can turn into an entertaining evening in a little less than a week.
For our final dinner, we headed to Sr Fado for a traditional meal followed by the national music of Portugal, Fado. A family serves as both the restaurant staff and the performers. Served family style, we had a choice of a seafood stew or a meat stew, both delicious. Wine poured freely and everyone was having a good time. I felt a little sorry for the 6 people not in our group getting to enjoy our final night revelries. They were good sports and enjoyed the evening along with us.
After the meal was served and cleaned up, we settled into our chairs for the evening performance. Fado, the music at the soul of Portugal, is a very stirring music. The description given by the patriarch described Fado as a couple of hundred tunes that are then used as the base for poetry describing love, loss and all the other things life throws at all of us. The singing was beautiful and the traditional instruments added to the evening. I highly recommend any visit to Portugal include at least one evening of listening to Fado.
Tomorrow: On Our Own
In order to make the trip a little shorter, we were issued a box lunch to enjoy on our 4+ hour ride back to Lisbon. A lesson in bus driving rules caught us by surprise on the outskirts of Lisbon. Apparently a driver can only log 4 hours behind the wheel before a mandatory 40 minute break. Fortunately, an alternative driver was quickly found to relieve our driver. While unwelcome, the delay was minimal and we had a little time back in our hotel before the final evening of our workshop.
Gathering in our classroom, we enjoyed a final social hour before viewing the fruits of our photography labor. Each participant had their own story in the slideshow along with random photos taken during the week. I find it amazing how a daunting task can turn into an entertaining evening in a little less than a week.
For our final dinner, we headed to Sr Fado for a traditional meal followed by the national music of Portugal, Fado. A family serves as both the restaurant staff and the performers. Served family style, we had a choice of a seafood stew or a meat stew, both delicious. Wine poured freely and everyone was having a good time. I felt a little sorry for the 6 people not in our group getting to enjoy our final night revelries. They were good sports and enjoyed the evening along with us.
After the meal was served and cleaned up, we settled into our chairs for the evening performance. Fado, the music at the soul of Portugal, is a very stirring music. The description given by the patriarch described Fado as a couple of hundred tunes that are then used as the base for poetry describing love, loss and all the other things life throws at all of us. The singing was beautiful and the traditional instruments added to the evening. I highly recommend any visit to Portugal include at least one evening of listening to Fado.
Tomorrow: On Our Own
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