Last Day in Guimaraes

We just grew to love this town so much! Sure, there are a lot of tourists here but it still has that small to mid sized town energy that we like.  We did finally make it up to the castle and palace.  It all reminded me of a Playmobile set the kids used to love.

I'll say that the "Vaudeville Ronde Voux" really made our stay here unique as wee had 2 fun shows/events to attend for free each day.  European circuses are weird...I don't really know how to explain it.  It's not cheesy like Ringling Brothers with glitz and glam, it's more bohemian and packed with very artistic performers.  We we're absolutely memorized by the final show. Four acrobatists accompanied by a vocalist who sang in three languages and a base player.

Our apartment turned out to be pretty good, and especially for the price.  The plaza has a few small restaurants and shops but otherwise it's residential.  Even so, right outside our window there are always people talking and shouting into the night.  In fact there s a group of loud and annoying drunks out there right now at midnight.