After the church, we walked down Rua Cinco de Outubro, one of the main shopping streets of the town, back to Giraldo Square. But first, we stopped in a beautiful ceramics store and ended up buying six pieces, including two as gifts.
You may assume I stood outside in the street whilst Carol shopped, and you would be right wrong. Heck, I led the charge. I'm pretty sure Carol was happy for me to do it, because I just kept saying, "let's get this, let's get that," and she was happy for me to spend money. She did pick out a few things too, and agreed with my recommendations. The bill was far less than I expected, so we got some great colorful local ceramics at a very fair price.
We took a break at a pastry shop on the square, sat in the square by the fountain, and people watched. There are some number of beggars in Portugal, but not many, and they are not overwhelming. We gave money to a few folks during the trip, but waved many more off, and they would leave us alone.
With the ceramics well-wrapped but still breakable, we hoofed it the more than half mile back to the car.
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