Fri 16 May- Drove to the fishing docks and walked past dozens of restaurants selling fresh grilled fish. The charcoal grill is just outside the restaurant along with the catch of the day on ice for us to choose. Prices are per kilogram, and range from cheap to expensive. The smell of cooking fish is mouth-watering. We walked around the pedestrian-friendly old town, then had early supper at 'Restaurante O Fernando' on Avenue Luisa Todi of grilled seafood: dourada pequena (small bream) E11.25, cherne (turbot, or black jewfish, looks like Chilean sea bass) E11.25, fish roe E13.50, beer (E1.20 each) and cafe (that's a very small cup of strong coffee, E1 each). the total of E40 seemed high, but the quality was excellent. The roe was like herring roe, the bream was very good, and the cherne was superb - a rich and delicious flavor. The grilled fish dinner reminded Kiyomi of her youth, when grilled fish was a staple of her diet.
We visited the 'Casa e Capella do Corpo Santo', to see the ceramic tiles (azulejos) and the chapel covered with gold-leaf carvings. The building also houses a maritime museum with old sextants, dividers, compasses, etc. used in the early days of navigation.
We picked up a picnic dinner of veggies to go with our 'Muscatel de Setubal' and chocolate.
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