Post #800
For my 800th blog post I’ve chosen three random images from Portugal. I just like them! This one was made in Lisbon.
Morning commute, Lisbon.
Fortaleza Wall. Fortaleza was where Henry the Navigator set up his school of navigation in the fifteenth century. Some of Portugal’s most famous explorers got their training here.
Posted on June 5th, 2015
Flash of Light
Lagos, Portugal, made on film with a plastic camera in less than a split second.
Posted on June 3rd, 2015
Sagres
The port at Sagres, a small fishing and surfing town on Portugal’s Algarve coast.
Posted on June 1st, 2015
Colorful
Olive in Lisboa!
Posted on May 30th, 2015
Palácio Nacional da Pena
Just outside Lisbon, sitting high above the town of Sintra, Palácio National da Pena was an unexpected travel treat.
It’s a crazy mixture of architecture, colors, towers, tile and tourists. A super fun place to visit. It’s well worth an afternoon if you’re ever in the area.
Some might label it kitsch! One of my favorite places of the trip!
Window and tile detail.
Olive, Alice and Cooper discussing the architectural merits of Palácio Nacional da Pena.
Posted on May 28th, 2015
Random in Coimbra
Coimbra is a university town with a beautiful historic center.
University students selling pencils to fundraise for graduation expenses. The university is the most prestigious in Portugal.
Like I said, it’s a university town! The Universidade de Coimbra was the first in Portugal and one of the first in Europe.
Olive and Alice explore the narrow lanes of the old town.
Posted on May 26th, 2015
More Porto
Yago’s painting.
Street scene.
Riverside cafe.
The beach just outside town.
Posted on May 24th, 2015
Morning In Porto
We arrived after dark. In the morning this was the scene just outside our door.
Sleepy cafes.
Old, colorful buildings.
People walking to work along the Rio Douro. It was so unhurried, calm and serene. Porto!
Posted on May 22nd, 2015
Holga Portugal
Olive and Cooper walk along the Rio Douro in Porto, Portugal. Porto is one of the most picturesque cities I’ve ever visited. Everywhere you look there’s a view. This photo was made with a plastic camera on film!
Posted on May 20th, 2015
Seen in Lisbon
Along the waterfront after a rain storm.
Three heads are better than one!
New and old, color coordinated.
School's out!
Posted on January 5th, 2013