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bob d 
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 Posted: 02/October/2020 at 12:21 |
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Shall try ....
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we're not brazil we're norn iron
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cubsur
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Posted: 20/November/2020 at 10:48 |
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At least one boat trip was running yesterday, in rather choppy waters.  |
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Posted: 30/January/2021 at 14:11 |
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Has anyone used one of the "Houseboats"? What was it like?
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It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear. Douglas Adams
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Posted: 30/January/2021 at 19:44 |
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Not personally but got talking to a Dutch family that hired the biggest one for a day. If there is a group of you it works out cheap to hire for a day and the Spar is opposite.
They were having much fun just drinking and eating on the top deck.
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Posted: 12/April/2021 at 16:33 |
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Marina today. About half the places were open but there were few customers. The water was a murky green colour.   Those houseboat things are multiplying. The one on the left was occupied.    And the Insonia boat trip was operating, complete with masked and socially distanced crew and passengers.   |
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Posted: 19/April/2021 at 10:16 |
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Not much going on yesterday as most of the restaurants and bars don't bother to open on a Sunday with the 1pm enforced closure, But the area was shining in the sun.
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Posted: 17/May/2021 at 15:08 |
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A new view, from above the great wall, now that the landscaping work behind is almost finished.   |
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Posted: 18/May/2021 at 12:31 |
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Fat Cats at the Marina have live music on Friday from 5 I think - went there last week and was great to get back to some form of normality
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Posted: 19/May/2021 at 08:33 |
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I didn't go down there last weekend but will make a point of doing so this weekend. I will check that everyone is now open.
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Posted: 20/May/2021 at 10:08 |
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Yes Phil Lawrence is playing Fat Cats on Friday at 5pm. He used to host the Karaoke at Tic Tac years back and before the first lockdown played Granfinus in the Old Town. Last year he played Friday nights at Paragrafo but this year has switched to Fat Cats.
Martin Jonathan who plays Jack's Irish bar on Mondays and Fridays has just started playing at Sharky's on Wednesdays at 3pm, Chris says it is the first time he has had music at Sharky's. The Irish bar has music every day at 6pm, except Saturday. The Brothers (Tiago and Jao?- good musicians with a comedy element, Elvis Impersonations etc, playing on Thursday and Sunday and a new act to me anyway, The Guiness Brothers (Colm and Roddy) playing Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Brothers also play the Sushi Bar on Saturdays and Castelo da Nortica on Fridays, which also has a Fado act on Saturday. Paragrafo now have a Fado singer on Saturdays. Pippas Bar will reopen tomorrow (Friday 21st May) as an Italian Tapas bar named El Bairro. They are having a Grand Opening Night from 6.30pm with all you can eat for 11.99€ and a Fado act. The unit to the left of Sal Y Mar (Mexican Restaurant) is going to be a Piri Piri Chicken Restaurant, they have taken their time with it due to the lockdown. It's another owned by the guy who has Jack's Irish Bar along with Marmota on the Bar street in the Old Town. So he now has this new one, The Mexican, The Irish Bar and Tasca Portuguese, 5 units all in a row. Another interesting development is a bar on the decking opposite the Spar shop, it's moving very slowly though. It belongs to the Russian? guy who had the Scad dive and Kids rides. It will be interesting to see how that works out, a bar with no secure building to back it up.
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Posted: 22/May/2021 at 18:23 |
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I have updated the information on Page 1 and thanks to bunnyrunner for highlighting the recent changes. Only two or three of the places to eat and drink remain closed. Although there are still not many people around, the situation is improving. Several of the boat trips are now running.
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Posted: 07/June/2021 at 09:01 |
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Those houseboats are breeding. There are now six of them.  It was fairly busy down there yesterday. This large group were French.  Plenty of jet skis etc out on the water.
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Posted: 02/September/2021 at 10:41 |
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There are now nine houseboats!  It was reasonably busy yesterday afternoon. Plenty of boats going in and out.
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Posted: 02/September/2021 at 13:16 |
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Apparently becoming quite popular.
You can hire them by the day.
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Posted: 03/September/2021 at 08:57 |
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We were looking at them and thinking who would want to hire one-facing that large oppressive waterfall wall! I mean why the horrible dark grey colour certainly not 'romantic as its been described- a cream colour would have looked so much nicer,when you see the wall from the other side it does make you wonder why it's even there! Someone has definitely got something wrong just like the 'toy town'
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