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Photo Gallery: Portugal 2 (Braga), November 2002

Portugal 1 (Porto) - Portugal 2 (Braga & Match)

On the train to nowhere The mad Frenchman on the train to Braga (well, halfway at least) "Ave maria..." Seen from behind as he blesses his beer
Helen, looking for a draught Helen on the Hotel Turismo balcony A road, with a backdrop of buildings The view across the road
Backs to the wall Helen models the latest in NATA haute couture Not rain, but close enough In a rare break from the rain, Helen makes sure she doesn't lose the moment
An architectural wonder of a fast food restaurant An art deco McDonalds with gothic towers Why? A poster in a Portuguese record shop
Fountains The fountains in the main square Ally and Sue in the square Ally and Sue near the Cafe Vianna
"Don't worry, the government will give me another one" Ally and Sue with the really nice Policeman (who gave me his badge!)  Full of nurses, apparently The hospital in Braga (where the nurses, below, work)
A big church Braga's famous city cathedral (not the Bom Jesus do Monte, which is about 4 miles out of the town) A big arch And the old city gate
The road to A Gruta The shrine next to the hospital (A Gruta, the wee bar we were in before the game is right opposite this) The city lights The view from the hotel at night, showing the floodlights of the stadium
Partying in the Vianna The Vianna on the Tuesday night Three little boys Rich, Paul and David in the Vianna
No, serioushly Helen with big Jim and Mac Strike a pose David: the thinker
It means nothing to me Arty shot of the interior sign Two very nice people Lynne and George from Stonehaven
one very nice person, and Helen Helen and Lynne Where's the volume control on these things? Paul and Shambles compare shirts...
Alan: "dunno, give ya a fiver the pair. I'm doing masel at these prices" ... whilst Paul and Ali compare badges What you get if you're rude to the Chinese waiter Paint-stripper, from a Chinese restaurant, apparently
Where did you get that hat? Diggie Don in the Vianna Take two bottles into the shower? Campbell - "on the fringe"
It's okay - nobody will see me behind this tree A piper on the table, whilst someone dives for cover behind the natural camouflage Cafe Vianna: bouncy Meanwhile inside and out of the Cafe the locals clamour for a view of the action
Portuguese people: bouncy
Portuguese Nurses: very bouncy Despite the three gorgeous nurses in the vicinity, Steff has his eye on something else Steff, wipe your chin That's better
Wall of fame The NATA pennant on the wall of the SC Braga club shop Striplights: ambient Inside the Cafe Sporting (Um Bom Cafe, apparently)
Adam's mallet Adam, clutching the mighty hammer of Super Bock, embraces a passing local Steff's shellsuit steals the show Drinking our only taste of Sagres, sheltering from the rain
More strip-lit fun The last bar before heading out into the storm Braga: rainy After the rains, the stadium in the second half
Rich and the far-right Rich, with the Klansmen in the background David looking big David, looking statuesque (well, statue-ish anyway)
"Played in Faro, they should have played it in Faro" We did better in the second half, when we defending the deep end Portuguese fans: wet The Portuguese fans
It's all gone quiet over there The missing end NATA on the wall The happy barman at the Hotel Turismo with his shiny new NATA pennant (thanks to Ally)
Homeward bound Helen and Suzanne in the airport bar Yan and Steff, plotting Yan and Grant, waiting for the flight
 

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