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.

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.

Morning commute, Lisbon.

The Horizon and 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.

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.

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.

The port at Sagres, a small fishing and surfing town on Portugal’s Algarve coast.

Posted on June 1st, 2015

Colorful

Olive in Lisboa!

Olive in Lisboa!

Posted on May 30th, 2015

Palácio Nacional da Pena

Just outside Lisbon, Palácio National da Pena was an unexpected travel treat.

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, tile and tourists. A super fun place to visit. It's well worth an afternoon if you're ever in the area.

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.

The blue is mostly tile!

Some might label it kitsch! One of my favorite places of the trip!

Window and tile detail.

Window and tile detail.

Olive, Alice and Cooper discussing the architectural merits of Palácio Nacional da Pena.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Olive and Alice explore the narrow lanes of the old town.

Posted on May 26th, 2015

More Porto

Porto overview.

 Yago’s painting.

Street scene.

Street scene.

Riverside cafe.

Riverside cafe.

The beach just outside town.

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

We arrived after dark. In the morning this was the scene just outside our door.

Sleepy cafes.

Sleepy cafes.

Old, colorful buildings.

Old, colorful buildings.

People walking to work along the Rio Douro. It was so unhurried, calm and serene. Porto!

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. Port is one of the most picturesque cities I've ever visited.

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.

Along the waterfront after a rain storm.

Three heads are better than one!

Three heads are better than one!

New and old, color coordinated.

New and old, color coordinated.

School's out!

School's out!

Posted on January 5th, 2013

« »