Mon 19 May- after the buffet breakfast, we located a hospital to have Stan's PT/INR test done. We followed the signs to Hospital Bernardo, which we had passed previously on the way to Vila Fresca. The whole process took about a half-hour, and cost just E3.5.
Then we headed for Estoril, which should have been a 45-minute trip, but the GPS lost its mind, and took us in a big loop east, and then back west north of Lisbon instead of taking us to the south. So it was a 2=hour trip, using several toll roads. In this case we should have followed the map and road signs. Our Hotel Vila Gale was in the GPS database, so once we reached Estoril, it took us there. The hotel is modern, right across from the beach and train station, a mini-market across the street, and just around the corner from the Tourist office. We had lunch at the 'Praia do Tamariz' right on the Tamariz beach: 'Avelada Branco' white wine E7, 'salada mista' E5, 'robalinho grelhade (grilled sea bass) E15 and 'dourada grelhade (bream) E14, for a total of E42 - the same as the Setubal lunch, but not as good quality- and taste-wise.
We walked around the residential area admiring the architecture and gardens (lots of beautiful flowers). We got our picnic dinner at the mini-mart, for an example of the prices: potato chips E1.45, 'canoniges' E2.84, JP Tinto wine E2.30, tomato 0.355 kg E0.75, banana 0.345 kg E0.39, 'limao' (lemon) 0.150 kg E0.21, 'pimento de cores' (orange pepper) 0.175 kg E1.75, 'pepino' (cucumber) 0.320 kg E0.68, 'champignons' (mushrooms) 0.100 kg E0.48.
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