Saiu uma reportagem no New York Times sobre visitar Coimbra (Alta e Baixa) com um orçamento reduzido. A reportagem completa pode ser lida
neste link. É curioso ver algumas das interpretações e observações que um turista estrangeiro faz da nossa cidade.
Visiting a college town can sure bring back memories: dorm living, late night studying, partying to excess, roaming the campus dressed like vampires.
The vampire apparel may be less familiar if you didn’t attend the University of Coimbra, founded in 1290 — making it one of the world’s oldest continually operating universities — and still one of Portugal’s most prestigious schools. Through the centuries the university developed a set of customs and traditions collectively known as “praxe,” which among other things governs the use of the official university uniform that consists in part of a black cape, giving students a strikingly vampiric appearance.
Ancient churches, picturesque plazas and the nearly total lack of international chain stores can make both areas feel like the 1950s — or the 1590s.
