Portuguese Lesson

Two galões and two tuna and cheese toasties, por favor. That was our brunch after we'd prayer walked around town, as per our new resolution for Wednesdays.

Unless it's a touristy place, you won't get cappuccinos or lattes, or suchlike in the Alentejo. A galão, served in a glass, is the largest hot drink you'll get, usually mostly milk, so we always ask for a galão escuro (dark), when they'll put two espressos in it, instead of one. And it's a breakfast thing; they'll look at you very strangely if you ask for one after a meal, for example.

Intrigued as to why it's called a galão (it's not that big), I looked it up, and it comes from the French gallon, the gold or silver braid used to decorate military uniforms, for example. No-one seems to know if it's because of the strip of frothy milk, or if the original glasses had a gold band around the top.

Finished Beautiful World, Where Are You (no question mark), by Sally Rooney, which I found, cheaper than in England, in a bookstore in Évora. Good insight into young (20-30's) people's ways of thinking... why is it so "freaky" to believe in God?? Interesting how the lack of punctuation didn't bother me. Lots of sex scenes. Lots of conversations of the sort I miss, about all sorts.

Gratefuls:
- time to walk alone and pray
- Mike getting a haircut
- Ju and Tom getting safely back to Manchester