Obidos

Monday 8th June 2009 After a lazy morning just sitting around reading (and searching for ever-elusive wi fi networks!) we headed off to Obidos. A wonderful, picture-postcard walled town another 30 mins north of where we are, Obidos is full of white-washed, red tiled buildings. It is obviously a very touristy town, but was very quiet since it’s Monday - I’d imagine it gets quite packed at weekends since it’s not really that big! We enjoyed a leisurely stroll around its narrow cobbled streets where we found some bird boxes for Gramps, before stopping for lunch in the aptly named ‘Bar Typico’, where we had a lovely plate of cold meats and cheese and a humungous cheese salad - not cheddar as we had both (very Britishly) assummed, but Mozarella. Yummy! ...