A short bus journey (50km) today to Évora, another Roman city, and the regional capital of the Alentejo.

The temple to Diana (Roman not British princess), churches, shops, town squares and … lots of tourists: mainly French, Italian and Chinese.

We did our usual division of labour, with the artists concentrating on creating masterpieces despite tourist groups peering over their shoulder, blocking their view or in the case of one uncharacteristicly rude Swedish lady, sitting on top of a bag of art supplies!

Lunch was interesting: very aggressive wait staff who refused to take beverage orders until everyone had ordered food.  One of us (that would be me) got a little tetchy about that.  Calm was restored after the second bottle of vinho verde.

One interesting chapel we all visited at the end of the day is the Capela dos Ossos (Bones Chapel) lined with skulls and real human bones.  Fascinating in a macabre fashion.  The sign on the door says “We bones that are here are awaiting yours.”  Charming.

Back to Monsaraz in the afternoon and we’ll be here all day tomorrow.  AFL Grand Final day  – but it’s at 5am our time so not sure who will be switching on their iPads at that hour!  We have one ardent Doggies fan in the group but she’s too nervous to watch.