Saturday, August 31, 2013

Street Installation



Work by Oficina Noor at Mouraria district, Lisbon

Friday, August 30, 2013

Low Tide


São João do Estoril

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Glory Rewarding Valor And Genius




Details of the statues on top of the Augusta Street Arch (previous posts) at 
downtown Lisbon

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

The Opposite View From The Arch Top


Terreiro do Paço Square
The statue of King José I stands in the middle of the square facing the Tagus River right in front of the Quay of Columns. 
Check the two previous posts and keep in mind all you see is "new" (late 18th century) as 85% of the Lisbon buildings were destroyed after the 1755 Earthquaque and Tsunami that followed it 40 minutes later.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Augusta Street


... as seen from the top of the arch on the previous post.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Augusta Street Arch


Downtown Lisbon

Check the arch frontal view and also the clock detail

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Cascade Garden


18th century Royal Estate at Caxias

Shame the cascade in the background is no longer working!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

The Black Mamba




Excellent performance at Praia dos Pescadores (Fishermen's Beach), Cascais

Friday, August 23, 2013

Fenícios


Lebanese restaurant at Lisbon

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Living On The Edge


São João do Estoril

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Watching Football On Tv (2 of 2)


Mouraria district, Lisbon

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Watching Football On Tv (1 of 2)


Taberna (tavern) at Mouraria district, Lisbon

Monday, August 19, 2013

Blue Ball


Queen's Beach, Cascais

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Church Of São Nicolau


Downtown Lisbon

The original building dated back to the early 13th century but it was destroyed after the 1755 Great Earthquake and rebuilt in the 1770s.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Unexpected



I've seen this player several times and the oriental sounds he makes are just beautiful. He always performs at one of the busiest streets at Cascais. Only this time, as I was walking by, that kid spontaneously joined him and started doing some fantastic sounds with his mouth. What a great duet they made! I should have recorded it...

Friday, August 16, 2013

Fishermen


Pier next to Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Oriental Inspiration



Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Decay (LXXXV)



Alfama district, Lisbon

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

A Peek At The Making Of (2): Little Feet




INSIDE OUT new project "HOPE"
Information on this post. Also check the "INSIDE OUT: The People's Art Project" movie trailer
By the way, JR, the mentor of the global project I met in Lisbon, was considered the most important artist of 2013 by COMPLEXart+design.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Say Aaahhh


Warehouse door, Lisbon
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This post is linked to Monday Mural

Sunday, August 11, 2013

The Heat Goes On


25th of April Bridge over the Tagus River, Lisbon

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Too Hot Again


Small fishing boats next to the marina at Cascais

Friday, August 9, 2013

Looking Out


Church of São Cristóvão (1672) opened at night. Another highlight of the Mouraria Light Walk, Lisbon

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Julia Cota's Work



International Handicfraft Fair at Parque das Nações, Lisbon

Julia Cota doesn't look like an eccentric artist at all, she's a very nice humble woman from a village in northern Portugal. I wonder where she gets her inspiration from in order to create such 'hallucinated' figures. This is not kitsch, this is not naïf, this is just crazy and I love it! :-)

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Men's Room


"Decadente", a hip restaurant in Lisbon

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

"Maria Pia"


Hand-crochet covered giant ceramic bee by Joana Vasconcelos at the Queen's bedroom 
Ajuda National Palace, Lisbon

Monday, August 5, 2013

And The Band Played On




Hotel Baía terrace bar at Cascais

(Click to enlarge)

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Another Passageway



... leading to the one I posted on yesterday.

Alfama is Lisbon's oldest distric where the Moorish elite lived until 1147. A four months siege brought the city under definitive Portuguese control and the Moors were expelled. Check this watercolour of the siege by famous painter Roque Gameiro (1865-1934).

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Reflections In A Tile Panel



Passageway at Alfama, Lisbon

Friday, August 2, 2013

Once A Year In Summer



Gymnocalycium sp. and Parodia magnifica

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Queen Mary II National Theatre


Rossio Square, Lisbon

The theatre was built between 1842 and 1846 on the site of the old Estaus Palace (1450) which became the seat of the Inquisition in the 16th century. Surprisingly the palace survived the 1755 Great Earthquake but it was destroyed by a fire in 1836.