EMPSEB - the excursion

A trip through Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in Portugal...

Portuguese Switzerland (photo by Tanya)

Lagoa Comprida, biggest glacial lake in Serra da Estrela (photo by Dilly)

Torre

Vale do Rossim

EMPSEB - the market

with all the typical regional products

craftwork (photo by Dilly)

and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...

EMPSEB - the venue

The venue for EMPSEB 2011 was the charming Quinta do Crestelo in Seia, Serra da Estrela. What an incredible week this was for all of us... Let's hope next year's EMPSEB in Finland will be just as awesome :)

the patio during coffe break (photo by Ossi)

one of the many pools

the fancy dining room taken straight from a wedding reception (photo by Rui)

the amazing swan lake

and the other furry and feathery participants

chill out (photo by Dilly)

EMPSEB group photo

And if at first you don't succeed...

try again!

more photos here and here

EMPSEB causes amnesia...

And I didn't drink any alcohol before my talk... Weird!

Dumb tourists - the sword

aaaaah... no comments!

Viagem Medieval

Porco no espeto, sangria de morango, pão-de-ló de Ovar e comida para pássaros. Esta gente na Idade Média alimentava-se bem, assim não admira que haja quem parta os dentes :P

E um dia hei-de ganhar coragem e fazer isto com fogo...

By the river

Barcas Serranas are traditional local boats that were used in Mondego to transport goods...

...now also used for boat rides

watching the sailboats

Dumb tourists - the tower

Tsk, tsk...! Trying to straighten the leaning tower... Seriously...!

Cinque Terre - Riomaggiore e Via dell'Amore

Cinque Terre - Manarola

makes a pretty postcard photo

Cinque Terre - Corniglia

follow the yellow brick road

except it's red and has 382 steps...

Cinque Terre - Vernazza

The Castello

Cinque Terre - Monterosso al Mare

the beach...

and "il gigante" is Neptune, of course