Saturday, September 12, 2009

Our Jury


from left to right:  Fr. Alfred Jokesch (Austria), Francisco Perestrello (Portugal), Maria Eugenia Van-Zeller (Portugal), yours truly, and jury president Teresa Tunay (Phillipines) 

Friday, September 11, 2009

Antonio


We had one driver for getting around the festival -- Antonio.

He was never without an opinion and kept us fully informed on everything Portuguese, including politics, the festival, traffic, world history, folk music, local cuisine, you name it...

On Monday he goes back to his real life as a chemistry student studying at the local university.

A very entertaining young lad... thank you.

Favorite local fish




The Portuguese diet consists mainly of seafood.

This was our favorite... grilled Dourada (sea bream) cooked fresh with a light brushing of salt and olive oil...

Air conditioning


The temperature inside the tent continues to be... ummm... a bit warm (in the 90's) during the afternoon screening.

This is just one of the twelve overworked, portable air conditioners used to cool the tent.


Streets of Setubal...






Graffiti is commonplace in most European streets today and is especially prevalent here in Setubal...

Thursday, September 10, 2009