Ovos Moles in Aveiro, a Coffee at the Market Square

2023-05-14

drawing of autumn trees at the market square in Aveiro

First trip to Aveiro, a coffee, and proof that not even the city’s most traditional ovos moles compare to my grandmother’s.

I guess my sentimental memory just won’t let them measure up. We picked up a little box at the shop known for having the best ovos moles around, then sat in the square to enjoy them, with a coffee, watching people go by.

Watching the trees lose their leaves in the wind, with that first chill in the air, I made this drawing. In the background, one of the bridges covered in ribbons left by lovers and their wishes.