5 May (Mon)- Tavira

5 May (Mon)- After a large buffet breakfast we visited Tavira. We visited the Castle, then took a tourist train/bus thru town for a relaxing ride, though very bumpy and through alleys that didn't look wide enough. We had supper at the Restaurante Imperial: beer, grilled calamari steak and grilled sardines, both very tasty (Tavira is noted for sardines). We were unpleasantly surprised to find our car booted - apparently we parked in a handicapped spot (which the Portuguese don't prominantly mark, except for a tiny 3"x3" almost invisible sign). Fortunately, the police office was nearby, and we paid the fine and were on our way, poorer but wiser. We also found our International Drivers license was not required, only the US license and passport.