Summary
Recently we at LI Living found ourselves wandering through a Lisbon neighborhood around midnight. A Portuguese friend suggested a night cap and led us into a place where saffron light revealed beamed ceilings and arches. A few diners were finishing marathon meals as we sat at a table in the middle of the room, overlooked by a Portuguese tiled mural of a 16th century tavern scene.
Slim snifters of maroon port appear followed by three musicians with guitars who sit five feet away, one man holding the distinctive, twelve string Portuguese guitar. From the rear of the restaurant strides a petite, voluptuous beauty in her mid-20s, her hair taut in a bun, wearing a black-and white patterned dress, her neck covered in a long, silk shawl.See the full content of this document
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She stands, eyes sweeping the room. Sudden silence. She begins to sing from somewhere deep within herself. Waiters...
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