TOMAR - Historical City - Central Portugal - 16th Century Aqueduct - 12th Century Knights Templar

[@lisahall3033]

Great to see you and Dave back. Be great to see how you’re doing. Always enjoyed your videos 😊

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thank you Lisa! I'll show you what we've been up to next vlog 👍🏼

[@IanReid-e9r]

Awww .... we missed you. Hi, good to see you again. 👋

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thanks 👍🏼 I'll try and keep to the videos coming 🤞🏼 Xx

[@serramcs]

Hello! Welcome to Portugal! Welcome to Tomar, a great historical "vila". My name is Ana.

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Ana! Thanks for joining us ❤️ We love it here 💞🇵🇹🙏🏼 Xxx

[@AlexNh3]

Hurray! You are back!

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thank you 🙏🏼 Yes! Very happy to be back ☺️ It's very lovely we were missed 💕 Xxx

[@naomihoward8580]

I've been wondering where you two had got to, so good to see you both, there's no way you would have got me up there it's making my legs shaking just watching the video.

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Naomi! Thank you 🙏🏼 Yes, it was scary, definitely wouldn't recommend if you're scared of heights! Xx

[@sue7190]

Lovely to see you back and hear your beautiful voice. You were very brave to walk along the aqueduct, i would have frozen.❤

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Sue! You're very kind! I'm not great with heights but I wanted to try and get good footage for the vlog. Should have just sent Dave 😅 Xx

[@joanbroadway759]

I was so happy to see your new video pop up on my feed. I was just thinking about you. I'm glad to see that you're doing well. That aquaduct is absolutely amazing and it still carries water. Here in the US , we have bridges falling down after just a few decades. I would not want to be up there in that wind.

[@portugalmuse8430]

The heavy gusts of wind definitely made it more exciting 😅 glad you liked the video 🙏🏼

[@egoyiboclementinaonwuegbut7331]

Hello again we were talking about you two a few days ago. Good to see you back. Toma looks beautiful it is firmly on our list. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@portugalmuse8430]

Glad you liked it! There's definitely loads more to explore there, but hopefully the video gave you a good idea of what's on offer Xx

[@terry9108]

Hope you are both well, nice surprise to see you back on KZbin. You both have more guts than me to walk the viaduct.

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Terry 👋🏼! It's good to be back ☺️ The view from the top there was worth the risk but I certainly wasn't going all the way along it like Dave did! 😅 Xx

[@justoneacre7873]

So glad to watch your vlog. I was wondering where you disappeared to. How are your house renovations going?

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi! Thanks 😊 House renovations are on going... I'll show a bit more of what we've been up to next vlog Xx

[@wendybishop2421]

Hey nice to see you.Where have you been? Missed your videos so much,are you coming back? ❤

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Wendy! We had a lot on this last year, it's quietened down again now and I have some more time to do videos. I'd like to keep doing them every week🤞🏼Thanks for your support and encouragement, it means a lot 🙏🏼💗 Xxx

[@samanthabond9607]

So so happy to have you back I have missed your videos and the progress on your property and garden. You were very brave going up so high my vertigo would have kicked in just looking up that high, very beautiful though and thanks for sharing 💕

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thank you! I'll be showing a bit more of what we've been getting on with at the house in the next episode and the never ending cement repair work 😅 Thanks for your kind words and encouragement it means a lot to me and I really appreciate it 🙏🏼 Xxx

[@mariajoseguerreiro9119]

Hello! I missed you both!.. So Happy to see you back. ❤❤

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thanks soo much Maria ❤️ It's good to be back Xx

[@owenp65]

I'm watching this episode as i'm typing, it looks like i joined you when you came back after your break. Life does take over at times doesn't it, and a break is always good for the soul. As you know i've really enjoyed your episodes and catching up over the last few weeks. That aqueduct would have done me in haha😅, what a lovely place Tomar is, but then so is the whole of Portugal. I think i might have narrowed locations to buy down to either The Silver Coast, Central and upwards... 😆😆😆 Another fantastic episode. Have a great weekend guys. 👍🏼😉

[@portugalmuse8430]

You did join us after we took a year off! It was nice to come back to it and have these words of encouragement 🙏🏼 Xxx

[@portugal1969]

Amazing stuff

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thanks 🙏🏼 Xxx

[@anacarvalho3022]

Good to have back! Looking forward to follow you again.

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thank you Ana ❤️

[@janp7943]

Happy to see you back. Tomar looks beautiful thanks for the tour. Please tell us what you've been up to. Thanks for sharing. 😂

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thank you soo much Jan! Tomar is a fantastic and unique city, we are very lucky to live 45mins drive from there. I'll show you a bit more of what we've been doing at the house next episode 👍🏼 Thanks for watching and commenting, it's great 🙏🏼 Xxx

[@WinkyR709]

So glad to see another video from you :) My daughter is going to check out Aberystwyth University this summer - makes me think of you guys and wonder how you're doing :)

[@portugalmuse8430]

Thank you 🙏🏼 My cousin went to Aberystwyth and loved it! We're doing good thanks. Will catch up with you with more news next vlog Xx

[@joanbroadway759]

What a beautiful old city. I could spend a lifetime exploring it. It's a shame about the graffiti, though.

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Joan! It's a fantastic, magical place! I'd love to do another video exploring all the little streets and combine it with some city sketches/art work. The graffiti here in Portugal isn't as bad as it first appears. In the UK you see graffiti and you think 'This is a rough area' there's probably antisocial behaviour etc but here in Portugal that doesn't really happen and the graffiti is more art/expression. So I don't really associate it with something negative if that makes sense Xx

[@Carpe-Diem]

We did the aquaduct with a dog and just after I had treatment for vertigo! What a mad experience…but fun 😂😂😂

[@portugalmuse8430]

Wow! You're even braver than us! I don't think I would have ventured with any of our dogs 😅!!! Xx

[@siwwootton6821]

Wel i weld chi 'nol a chroeso 'nol i chi dau. Wedi gweld eisiau chi ar 'KZbin'. Ma bywyd siwr o fod yn brysur iawn a dyna pham. Wedi joio'r video o Tomar y fawr iawn ac neis i weld y dinasoedd o gwmpas. Mae'n dangos sut mae bywyd ym Mhortiwgal. O Ce dwi wedi dweud digon am nawr. Cofion Cynnes Siw xx😍

[@portugalmuse8430]

Helo Siw! Sut mae'n mynd? Sori ein bod wedi bod i ffwrdd. Mai wedi bod yn brysur ond ma gen ni ychydig mwy o amser ar ein dwylo eto rwan felly fedra ni drio parhau gyda'r fideos. Mae'n rili braf clywed gen ti eto. Y peth gorau am KZbin ydi'r tanysgrifwyr sy'n ein cefnogi. Ti wedi bod yn wych. Diolch 🙏🏼

[@elainekaufman2264]

Thise fish were huge. Do people ear them?

[@davejohnson4099]

Hi, this is Dave. Generally people don't eat freshwater fish. It's not environmentally sustainable. Anglers return them unharmed. There are a few that are sometimes eaten like bass and pike. But I've never heard of anyone eating a barbel. I'm sure it would taste of mud. Personally I would never kill a fish that I caught.

[@portugalmuse8430]

I don't think you can eat those ones. People eat the fish they catch in the sea here. I've seen them with their fishing rods and cool boxes at the beach! They do well 👌🏼

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good to see you guys again 😍 that was a long time ago.

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi👋🏼 It's been a while! Thanks for staying with us. Good to hear from you Xxx

[@donnacosta5633]

Have you tried the TIGELADAS ? It's a very special cake baked in an ancient way. They originated in another town but Tomar has adopted them and the folks here consume quite a lot of them. Next time you are in Tomar look for them in any pastelaria or padaria. At around 1.00 to 1.30 Euro each you can take a dozen home.

[@portugalmuse8430]

I haven't, but I'm going to! 😀 I just watched a KZbin video showing how they are made. Very eggy! Why is it that eggs are used soo much (and so many eggs) in Portuguese desserts? I knew for the natas that monks used the egg whites for cleaning clothes and so the egg yolks were left over and these were then used to make custard tarts. The recipe I just watched for the tigeladas required 10 eggs. Is it that people tend to keep chickens here as a norm and so eggs are a cheap/free ingredient that's in abundance? Thanks 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@donnacosta5633]

@@portugalmuse8430 The tigeladas are very old, probably originated in farms in the middle ages when people didn't have many kitchen utensils apart from unglazed terracota bowls known as "tigelas". You'll see then for sale in local markets. The tigelas would be used everyday to eat their soup etc. and may have been the perfect utensil at hand to bake "tigeladas" = meaning "bowl full". The ingredients are what was most available in rural homes: eggs from their hens, milk from their animals, a little flour and a little sugar. As sugar was too expensive or still unavailable in the middle ages, they might have started by using a little honey for sweetness. Personally I like a little lemon zest too. The trick is in the way & thecnique used to bake the "tigeladas" in the "tigelas" in a very hot oven. The traditional recipe takes 10 or more eggs, but please note this will produce more than 10 tigeladas, and the amount of sugar is low per unit. It's not an over sweet cake, as calories go, it's the equivalent of eating 1 scrambled egg minus the butter, so quite healthy. I think the use of eggs in large quantities in portuguese baking comes from the availability, and the wonderfull things you can do with them, as well as centuries old recipes from the religious orders known as "doces conventuais" = from the convents. Check the site of Pastelaria Estrelas de Tomar to see other cakes & sweets of Tomar. "Fatias de Tomar" is made with egg yolks cooked in sugar syrup, but I think the tigeladas are far, far superior! Fatias de Tomar is typically a convent recipe, but tigeladas are a peasant sweet treat.

[@donnacosta5633]

The large building with the arches at 15:25 is the local Camara Municipal de Tomar. If you buy any old building in Tomar town center, such as the one at 20:22 you can get a gov grant to restore it. Interested? Check with the Camara. There are many walking trails along the river Nabao. The Camara organizes regular guided walks free to join. The source of the Nabao is a picturesque river beach about 8km from Tomar at Agroal in the next municipality. The water at source is spa mineral water, very light to drink and a dip in, is quite invigorating, A century ago Agroal was used by the local farmers as a summer spa for their health. TOMAR is a perfect area to retire, either in the town, or in any village close by, plenty of houses for sale at all prices. TOMAR has a train Station and some folks commute to Lisbon to work, it's just over 1 hour by train to the center of Lisbon. Perfect to retire in Tomar and go to Lisbon for days out.

[@portugalmuse8430]

This is fantastic and informative thanks soo much Donna, I really appreciate you sharing this here 🙏🏼 I had heard there were grants available, I think this sort of project is out of our reach financially currently but I'm excited for the future and the potential we have here and the potential Portugal affords us. We are really grateful to be here 🇵🇹❤️🙌🏼 Xxx

[@donnacosta5633]

@@portugalmuse8430 You may like to film other old buildings in Tomar and other towns and mention that folks can get grants to renovate them (when they are in historic areas). I know that the grants are very worth the trouble but come with conditions attached such as preserving the original architecture and constant inspection of works.

[@1MartinWaite]

I just going to ask Nick what happened to you both as there’s been no videos for about a year and I was missing you, how well did your garden do last year? And are you still eating it now? HasDave got another cottage to redevelop and nonńmjnn😢😢Speak soon.😊😊😊😊

[@portugalmuse8430]

Hi Martin! We're no longer in contact with Nick. The garden did really well, I was really happy with the amount and variety of vegetables I grew. I did pickle beetroots and I've got some jars left! Ready for the new ones coming up now. Dave has finished another whole house renovation. He worked soo hard on it. I'll show it on here at some point. Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

[@1MartinWaite]

@@portugalmuse8430 I seem to have noticed that with a few people who are not in touch with Nick any longer seems to be a thing. Glad you got plenty of vegetables and preserved some as things seem to grow so different in Portugal to the cold UK and there was us suggesting things that were apt for the UK but maybe not for you but I’m glad it worked out for you and you can take your new knowledge on over the years with you. Keep the videos coming please.