Finding a Pharmacy

In Portugal (and in France) if you need a pharmacy, just look for the sign, but here it seems they have never seen one.

I needed to go to a pharmacy, I knew more or less where it was so I was already near the building, I looked around and didn't see any pharmacy. I called my partner to confirm the location, and he did.

I looked again to all the windows, and finally I decided to ask someone in the street. I asked a guy and he told me "Yes, it's here, there by the green plaque".

The green plaque only says "escura", which means "dark" in Portuguese! How could I guess? Their “kruidvat's” seem more like a pharmacy than the pharmacy itself (the kruidvats sell shampoos, deodorants, make up, detergents, stuff like that!).

By the way a pharmacy is “apotheek” in Dutch. This name suggests me a real estate agency or a book shop. Don’t ask me why…