It was almost 3PM when I arrived at the Hotel Real Oeiras. I was satisfied with the in-flight meal, but I was starving after I settled down in my room. I rested for a while then headed down to the hotel’s charming restaurant. I wanted to eat rice but there was none on the menu, so I opted for the pasta with prawn. I am allergic to prawn so I told the waiter to take out the prawn. Having said this, I noticed the waiter’s surprised expression but just ignored it. When the pasta was served to me, I knew why the waiter gave me that expression. Being used to Philippine-style spaghetti, I was expecting to have at least tomato-sauce paste on it and a few slices of bell pepper. But there was none! It was basically just pasta with olive oil! I had to add pepper and salt to give it a little flavor. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a camera with me at that time so I wasn’t able to take a photo.
After a few days stay at the hotel, one became a favorite: smoked salmon sandwich:
It was really good! But eating it almost every dinner was definitely a bad idea. There was one night when I just opted to have the tropical fruits for dinner:
These were papaya, mango, and pineapple slices.
On my last night at the hotel, I tried the soup. I forgot what was it but I think it was pumpkin soup.
The soup was delicious and so was the set of Portuguese desserts:
I was still in a daze when I arrived in Portugal. It was (and still is) hard to believe that I was in Europe, that I almost forgot the purpose of being sent there! Nah, just kidding. In fact, during those times when I woke up very early due to jet lag, I read through the emails and went through my notes. I had to give a short training to 3-5 people in our office in Lisbon for 5 days.
