A long bridge takes you there and an even longer one brings you back. We’d seen the first in Belém, marvelling that it was almost identical to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Now we were on it, high above the Tagus River, heading for Évora.
Portugal discovered the world. Now the world is discovering Portugal. Like a child in a pastéis de nata shop, I devoured everything in sight and wished I could come back for seconds.
Gather family and friends for a braai with the TV blaring, beers cracked open, and a feast to splurge on while we all wait, riveted, for the outcome of one of the most anticipated Rugby World Cup finals in history.