I was in Portugal from the 2nd of May through the 5th to play at the Not Too Cheesy 2009 open air party in Pedrogão Grande. Previously I’ve only been to Oporto (and Lisbon airport, if that counts) so I was excited to see a little more of Portugal, a country which I really like. Had it not been for the language, for learning how to pronounce things like a Portuguese isn’t very easy, I could easily see myself living in Oporto in the future. Plus, the people there are awesome.
This time I got to see a bit of the central parts of Portugal, including a visit to Coimbra, which is the third largest city in Portugal. We travelled south from Oporto to Pedrogão Grande where we were to play at the open air party. The party itself wasn’t the best I’ve experienced in my lifetime, but I met some old friends there from Oporto and it’s always great fun hanging out with Renato and his friends. I wish, however, I had a better grasp of the Portuguese language. Not as many people as expected showed up, though, and I felt sad to see the disheartening look on the promoter’s face for he had worked hard to pull it off. We had a good time, but sadly I learnt afterwards that my friend Colin had his laptop stolen at the party. Bastards!
All in all, I had a good time in Portugal. I really like Oporto. I hope I can make it back to Oporto again before the end of the summer. The coffee, the people, the atmosphere. Oporto rocks.
