Pancake Racing on the Beach

Shrove Tuesday, 2009

More photos can be seen here

Cockfosters Bowling Club, 2009

We were delighted to welcome Cockfosters Bowling Club back to the Hotel last week for their fourth visit to us.

International Paramoter Meeting - 21st and 22nd February, 2009

Last Night

We hope you enjoy these photos of some of the participants in our Carnival night celebrations:-

Royal British Legion February Lunch

Some photos from the Royal British Legion lunch which took place here this week.


The Algarve Sub-Branch now has a membership of 150 and meets the 3rd. Wednesday of every month at Hotel Garbe for lunch. All visiting RBL members are welcome and please join us in the Bar for pre-lunch drinks at mid-day. For more information please contact Mr. Peter Wilkinson at thewilkinsons@iol.pt. More photos can be seen here

Chimneys of the Algarve

Chimneys are one of the Algarves' symbols, providing clear evidence of the influence of the region’s five centuries of occupation by the Moors.

An architectural and ornamental legacy that is to be found in most of the towns and cities of southern Portugal and is clearly visible in the layout of their narrow streets, in the structure of the houses and in the minaret-like appearance of the chimneys that adorn the rooftops.

Mostly white the chimneys of the Algarve have a variety of shapes and decorations, ranging from simple grooves to more complicated and beautiful lacework patterns, or the miniature representation of clock towers or houses. Generally the chimneys were built for decorative purposes. The proof of this being the fact that country houses generally had two chimneys, in a region where the climatic conditions could barely justify this.

Easter Weekend - Special Package

PROGRAMME

2 nights bed and buffet breakfast
Dinner on Easter Saturday (11th April)

80,00 Euros per person
in twin room

Single supplement (2 nights) 24,00 Euros
Seaview Supplement (2 nights) per person 24,00 Euros

Extra night in twin –per person 26.00 Euros
Extra night in single 38,00 Euros

Junior Suite supplement (2 nights) per person - 56.00 Euros

Children up to 12 years – 50% reduction when sharing room with parents

For more information or to make a reservation please call us on 282 320260 or send e-mail to info@hotelgarbe.com

Algarve Motor Park, 2009 Calendar

Official Competitions - provisional calendar

10, 11 and 12th April 2009

A1GP – World Cup of motorsport powered by Ferrari

*****

15, 16 and 17th May 2009

International Open Gt, Portuguese Touring Car Championship

*****

31st july, 1st and 2nd August 2009

1000Km do Algarve – Le Mans Series

*****

28, 29 and 30th August 2009

Motorcycling Portuguse Championship

*****

11, 12 and 13th September 2009

FIA GT Championship

*****

18, 19 and 20th September 2009

GP2 Series - Final

*****

16, 17 and 18th October 2009

Algarve Historic Festival

*****

23, 24 and 25th October 2009

SBK – Superbike World Championship

*****

6, 7 and 8th November 2009

Spanish Gt Championship - Portuguese Touring Car Championship

*****

Next weekend in Armacao de Pera

Next weekend is Carnival Weekend.
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On Sunday, 22nd and Tuesday, 24th February, 2009 the Annual Carnival Parade will take place in Armação de Pêra. Leaving the football ground at 3.00pm the parade will take place on the ring road (Via Dorsal) of Armação de Pêra.
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Not to be missed.....

Carnival Fancy Dress Night

Saturday, 21st February, 2009
Buffet Dinner

Restaurant Pôr do Sol

7.00.pm/19.00 Hrs

Chef’s Salads
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Cream of Carrot Soup
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“Rainha” Fish with Wild Berries »»

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Seabass Medallions with Pepper Sauce

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Meat Kebabs with Mushroom Sauce

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Chicken Escalopes with Cream Sauce
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Oven-Baked Pasta
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Cheese & Assorted Cold Meat
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Selection of Desserts

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House Wine Included

€:20.00 p.p. iva incl.


Fancy Dress Party and Dancing to Live Music in the Bar
at 9.00 pm
Prize for the best outfit

Don’t miss it book now - tel: 282 320260 or e-mail: info@hotelgarbe.com

The beach yesterday afternoon

A Golfers Poem by Helen

Calling all golfers from over the sea -

Play golf with the Garbe, It’s the place to be!

As you sit there at home with the wind and the snow,
Click on our site for a warm rosy glow

We offer a service that’s second to none,
If you’re part of a group then your worries are gone.
Flexible, friendly, we aim to please
With golf for all levels to play with ease.
We’ll fix you a programme to suit your style
As much or as little, it just takes a short while.

May be you’re a couple with a handicap aim
Needing some help to improve your game?
Whatever your needs, we aim to please
So forget the others and book with ease.

There are no silly gimmicks to entice you in
We just keep it simple, watch and you’ll grin.
We offer good value right from the start
That’s a promise we make & it comes from the heart.

Contact Jane or Helen now at Garbe Golf Desk golfdesk@hotelgarbe.com

Hypnosis Presentation

Time: 19.00hrs - Cost: 15 euros

Have you ever wondered how hypnosis works?

Would you like to be more motivated, focused or relaxed in all you do?

As you read this will you find your curiosity growing?

Tony Westwood, International Speaker, Hypnotist and Golf Professional has combined his years of experience from the golfing world and his understanding of hypnosis to create a unique learning experience for golfers everywhere.

You can begin to think yourself better by understanding how your mind actually works.

When you buy a computer it comes with a manual in many languages to help you understand how the computer works.

The computer in your head is many, many more times powerful than any computer ever created by man and no one has ever been given a user manual for their brain. These workshops will help you understand how to control your thinking on and off the golf course by learning how your conscious and unconscious minds actually communicate.

To find out how you can attend a workshop and learn more call:00 (351) 910 960 464 or e-mail hypnogolf@gmail.com

Carnival Package

2 nights accommodation sharing twin landview room and breakfast

1 Carnival Dinner and Fancy Dress Party (Saturday, 21st February)
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Price: 68 Euros Per person in twin room


Single Supplement (2 nights) 24 Euros
Seaview Supplement (2 nights) per person 24 Euros
Extra night (bed and breakfast) per person 23 Euros
Children up to 12 years – 50% reduction

The Armaçao de Pêra Carnival Parade takes place in the afternoons of 22nd and 24th February, 2009.

To book or for more information please e-mail: info@hotelgarbe.com

Murder Mystery Dinner - 27th March, 2009

“TILL DEATH DO US PART”
(A Cayman Islands Wedding)

Five tables of eight people will run concurrently,
solving their individual murders – "what fun"

You could be any character from the (Stylish Wedding coordinator to the
Hippie – Heavenly Meadows) Costumes are fairly easy to assemble (no outlandish sheiks, ets)
and a prize will be given to the best interpretation of their part.

7.00 for 7.30 pm
Come along and enjoy a 3 Course Indian Dinner with
Wine and Coffee and help to solve the murder

29,00 Euros per person of which a donation
will be made to an animal Charity

Don’t miss it book now.

To book please telephone Hotel Garbe on 282 320260 or
Jenny Tucker on 919041903 to either book a full table or individual places.

Some of the diners at the Murder Mystery Dinner on 30th January,

Learn Bridge at the Hotel Garbe

New Beginners and Improvers classes starting soon with Finola Gibson.

You can learn every step of the way from opening bids, to strip and end plays:-

Opening bids, suit bids, response and no trump bids.
Competition and the reasons and ways behind it.
Big hand bidding
Patterns of play including how tricks are won, the finesse, establishing a long suit, when to pull and delay trumps.
Defensive and advanced play.
Plus much more.…..….

For more information please contact Finola Gibson on telephone 282 312873 – ( answer machine leave message) or finola@sapo.pt

Valentines Day Gala Buffet Dinner

Saturday, 14th February, 2009

19:00 – 21.30.Hrs
“Restaurante “Por do Sol”

Selection of Salads
” Cream of Pumpkin Soup
“Romanced “ Smoked Ham & Cheese

Filets of Sole with Peach
Hake Filets “in love” with Salmon
St. Valentine’s Breasts of Chicken
Loin Medallions “Romeo and Juliet”
Oven-Baked Pasta

Selection of Romantic Desserts

Vinho da Casa Tinto ou Branco, Água
Red and White Wine , Water

Dancing to Live Music

€: 20.00 p.p. iva incl - Don’t miss it book now!

Tel.282 320260 - Fax: 282 315087 - E-Mail:mail@hotelgarbe.com

AFPOP Alcantarilha

Contributed

Thursday, 26th February - British Consul visit

The British Consul, Paul Rodwell, is coming to talk to AFPOP members at the Hotel Garbe on Thursday, 26th February. His presentation will be followed a buffet lunch.

Mr Rodwell prefers to receive questions in advance in order to prepare a professional response Please send me any questions by Tuesday, 17th February, 2009.
Carole Fairs on alcantarilha@afpop.com.
Tel: 282 312 079
M 996 571 639

€20 members(€23 non-members)

What's On - Puppet Exhibition in Silves

Until 28th February the exhibition “Marionetas, Actores & Objectos” (puppets, actors and objects) by the Viana do Castelo theatre group will be on show in the Municipal Library in Silves.

The exhibition is open from Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 7.30 pm and on Mondays and Saturdays from 2.30 to 7.30 pm

Pancake Racing on the Beach

SHROVE TUESDAY

Tuesday 24th February 2009

PANCAKE RACES - On the beach

At 10.30 am

On the beach in front of the Hotel Garbe, Armacao de Pera
Races for all ages

Races for little toddlers, big toddlers and children of all ages!
Mums and Dads and Grandparents too!

Prizes for every Winner

Afterwards pancakes, with all sorts of delicious sweet and savoury fillings, will be served in the Hotel Bar Boavista
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Sweet filling - €1.50 each - Savoury filling - € 2.50 each All proceeds from the event will go towards the APAA speying and neutering campaign

All Welcome!!

For more details please phone Jane on 282 320260 or Jenny Tucker on 91 9041903.

In our mailbox this morning

Just wanted to say thank you for a great stay. The hotel is fabulous and service very good. I wouldn't hesitate to visit again or recommend it to others. Thank you, Inga

Last Fridays' Murder Mystery Dinner

Hollywood party puzzle

The second in a series of Murder Mystery dinners took place at Hotel Garbe last week.

The scenario was a glittering party held at Silver Screen City where world-renowned film director, Samuel O’Snuffit, was shot. Following the dramatic murder, all of the party guests are possible suspects. Several participants at Hotel Garbe were clever enough to be able to unravel the intriguing plot and identify the culprit.

There is another opportunity to take part in this Silver Screen Murder Mystery when it is repeated on Thursday February 13th. Participants cross-question each other during dinner; a three-course Indian meal served with wine and coffee.

Trying to detect the murderer is a complex process since it turns out the film director had many enemies and all of them were at the party. The various roles are allocated in advance so that people can dress up accordingly. Three of the more illustrious characters are the actress Losta Morales, the starlet Fanny Chez Longe and the matinee idol, Clark Crumpet. Prizes are awarded for costumes and staying in role throughout the evening.

Large groups of friends, as well as people who don’t know each other, come together determined to solve the mystery. A great deal of amusement is generated and funds are raised for the registered animal charity APPA. Donations from the ticket price of 29 euros are used to benefit unwanted animals in the Algarve.

To book a table and receive a role, telephone Hotel Garbe on: - 282 320 260
Location: - On the seafront at Armação de Pêra where there is ample parking

Click here for more photos

What's On - February, 2009

Sunday, 1st February - Carlos Pontes - Music For Dancing
Monday, 2nd February - Folklore Dancers – 9.30pm
Tuesday, 3rd February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Wednesday, 4th February - João Caracol- Music For Dancing,
Thursday, 5th February - Ilze- Singer
Friday, 6th February - Xico - Guitar Player
Saturday, 7th February - Sandra & Jorge- Music For Dancing
Sunday, 8th February - Presumed Innocent Dancers
Monday, 9th February – Sing–a–long With Rita – 9.00pm
Monday, 9th February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Tuesday, 10th February - Arte Viva - Music For Dancing
Wednesday, 11th February - João Caracol- Music For Dancing
Thursday, 12th February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Friday, 13th February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Saturday, 14th February - Valentine Gala Dinner Dance- 7.00pm Restaurante “Por Do Sol”
Saturday, 14th February - Sandra & Jorge- Music For Dancing-
Sunday, 15th February - Carlos Pontes - Music For Dancing
Monday, 16th February – Sing –A – Long With Rita – 9.00pm
Monday, 16th February - Folklore Dancers – 9.30pm
Tuesday, 17th February - Nuno- Resident Organist – Dancing In The Bar
Wednesday, 18th February - João Caracol –Dancing In The Bar
Thursday, 19th February - Ilze- Singer- Dancing In The Bar
Friday, 20th February - Xico - Guitar Player – Dancing In The Bar
Saturday, 21st February - Sandra & Jorge- Music For Dancing
Monday, 23rd February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Tuesday, 24th February - “Arte Viva - Music For Dancing
Wednesday, 25th February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Thursday, 27th February - Nuno - Resident Organist
Friday, 28th February - Nuno - Resident Organist

Bar “Boa Vista”- 9.00pm - Happy Hour Every Day From 6.00 To 8.00pm

Weekly
Mondays - 9.30hrs Pilates - Advance Class – Chelb Room
Mondays –11.00am - Pilates – Beginners Class – Chelb Room
Wednesday Evenings - 6.00pm - Silver Exhibition - Reception Area
Fridays – 9.30am - Pilates - Advance Class - Chelb Room
Fridays – 11.00am - Pilates - Beginners Class - Chelb Room
Fridays – 7.30pm - Bridge - Chelb Room
Saturdays – 1.45.pm - Bridge - Chelb Room
Sunday Evenings - 6.00pm - Silver Exhibition - Reception Area


Monthly
First Thursday - 10.30pm - 12.30pm Writing Circle

The Facilities And Entertainment Featured May Change Without Notice