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Local Customs: I thought this was a student town?
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  • Updated by acemj on Mar 8, 2003
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  • While walking around Coimbra, we saw more elderly people than young people. This lady was standing there talking to her friend for about ten minutes. She would wave her hands around and gesture and the basket never budged!

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    Local Customs: Azulejos
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  • Portugal's favorite decorative expression is the azulejo and you can see many great examples around Coimbra.

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    Local Customs: Queima das Fitas
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  • The first Thursday in May marks the beginning of the Burning of the Ribbons festival, which is a student led celebration of the end of the academic year. There are concerts and parades and more importantly, beer drinking to rival Munich's Oktoberfest.

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    Comments for acemj about Coimbra
    Vulindlela Tue Mar 27, 2007 02:34 UTC
     Well written! Thank you for the great tips.
    Nemorino Thu Jul 14, 2005 08:07 UTC
     This was over 2 years ago, so by now I'm sure you've gotten reconciled to digital photography (the best invention since crunchy peanut butter in my opinion). My visit to Coimbra was on a bicycle tour of Spain and Portugal, quite a few years ago.
    bambino36 Thu Sep 9, 2004 17:31 UTC
     you must go during the student festivities in May "Queima das Fitas"... this year they beat a world record... more beer drank in the less period of time... Cheers
    Nelson1979 Thu Jun 10, 2004 15:35 UTC
     Did u go in summer ? I studies there (erasmus) from september to februari and nightlife was great, especially Via Latina. Maybe you went on a day that they had holidays because it's a vibrant city !
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