round lined trees

Terreiro do Paço

This Arch is the "entrance" to pombalin downtown through Rua Augusta - a large pedonal street and an important shopping area.

public manual laundry

It's been a long time since I last saw a public laundry like this one in Lisbon. They are disappearing from big cities, and being replaced by public laundries with huge washing machines. I found this one in Alfama. It's intriguing how brand new it looks..!

Praia da Ursa

"She-bear" Beach. A hidden and beatiful beach near Cabo da Roca. Legend has it that the tall white rock is a mother bear who was turned to stone when the last glaciation receded from Portugal as she didn't want to leave without her cubs.

coast

The view to the north of Roca Cape..

Cabo da Roca

Roca Cape, the "westernest" spot in Portugal and therefore in Europe, as seen from the Lighthouse...

festive colourful corner

It's more a "Santo António" look than a Carnival look but it was taken these days so I guess it's a oportune post for today. Have fun!

laundry with a view

pink work in progress

Tagus and the Clouds

Finally a sunny white clouded saturday!

small light colours neighbourhood

under very dark sky...!

1 olive tree 4 garbage bins and 1 red door

Ponte Vasco da Gama

Tagus river with Vasco da Gama bridge on the horizon. It's one of the longest bridges in Europe - 17 km - and as 25 de Abril bridge it connects Lisbon to the other side of Tagus river, wich is much wider here - where the estuary begins.

Lisborange

a wider look of this.

claustrum

Inside a hospital, in Lisbon, a quiet and beautiful cloister amazed me while walking lost around the corridors of the building.

sun set

Taken a few moment ago, the sun setting between a garden bench and a garbage bin..

SIM

On the 11th February there'll be a referendum in Portugal to ask portuguese whether or not they want to change a law that criminalizes women that make an abortion. This is a concert for the "yes" campaing. On the piano: Mario Laginha - a great jazz pianist - and singing: Camané - a unique Fado singer - for the first time playing together.

Ponte 25 de Abril

April 25th (Freedom Day) Bridge links Lisbon to Almada over Tagus river. On Almada side (on the left) you can see the "Cristo Rei" Statue (Christ the King Statue...?), a smaller copy of the one in Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro. I'll have to give you a closer look some day...

B de M

A window in the sky and the mysterious initials B de M (meaning B of M)..

São Vicente de Fora

The Church or Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, meaning "Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls", is a 17th century church and monastery and one of the most important mannerist buildings in the country.

wind turbine

They can be found all over the country. I spotted this one just outside Lisbon.

Not very pleasant weather lately in Portugal...

pattern

The ceiling of São Jorge cinema. Inaugurated in 1950, it's considered a unique cinema in Lisbon.

Jardim Botânico

Portuguese pavement in Botanical Gardens, where you can visit the Butterfly House.

Aqueduto das Águas Livres

Passing under...


And looking back...

... to the Acqueduct Águas Livres ("free waters").

Sea otter

My favourite oceanarium resident, the sea otter, photographed by a friend.

Oceanário

As said in wikipedia: "It is one of the largest aquariums in the world, and has a large collection of marine species — birds, mammals, fishes, cnidaria and other marine organisms.
The exhibition is arranged around four smaller aquaria, displaying the fauna and flora of the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and of the Antarctic and a large central tank to exhibit species of the open ocean, from sharks and large groupers to Tuna fish and small wrasses. Despite its intention of representing the open ocean, it has been criticised by several scientists for grouping together species that would never meet in nature.
The exhibition aquaria can be viewed from several levels to see underwater and coastal habitats."

I think it's worth a visit and revisit, for it's a very calm and very beautiful place. The central tank is really big and there are spots where you can stay and have the feeling you are inside it.

Cozido à portuguesa

This is a "cozido à portuguesa" for two! It's a typical portuguese dish made of boiled meat and vegetables. With the water where the food was cooked they make a "cozido" soup that is wonderful too. The quantity was enormous for me and a friend but it was delicious!

Avenida da Liberdade

The view from the balcony of S. Jorge cinema, in avenida da liberdade (Liberty avenue), by night.

sunny sunday

Palm trees and a no-window building.

dogs in portuguese pavement

"hello there, my name's Pi, yours?"

(for more portuguese pavement see this one in Porto.)