Ice Cream Anyone?

Sea Promenade (Tamariz Beach) at Estoril

Elephant On A Truck

Not exactly what you expect to find when you stop at a traffic light!

Cliffs At Night

Sea Promenade at Estoril

First Day Of Winter

Tamariz Beach, Estoril

Drying In The Sun

There was a girl painting umbrellas on the beach at Estoril

Underwater Paraphernalia

Fountain maintenance in progress at Estoril

Reflections

Glass and concrete in Estoril
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Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival

Me and my friends, with whom I'm working with on the Inside Out Project, have enjoyed JR's movie so very much (check previous post) that we went to see it again, this time at Casino Estoril where the film festival is also taking place.

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Concrete and glass at Estoril

Car Reflections

Casino Estoril side entrance
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Hotel Inglaterra

Reflections in the Congress Center building at Estoril
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Hotel Palácio

"During the Second World War, due to Portugal’s neutrality several royal families went into exile in Estoril, which became known as the 'Coast of Kings'. The Hotel Palácio (built 1930) was the chosen home of numerous members of European royalty and was also the haunt of British and German spies, who could often be found in its bar. Later, these stories of intrigue and espionage inspired famous novelists and filmmakers and the Hotel served as the set for the James Bond movie 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'." (palacioestorilhotel.com)

Reflections

Casino Estoril

Estoril Congress Center

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Decay (XIII)

Private former horse stable and coach house at Estoril

Have a Seat

Benches at the entrance hall and yard of the Santo António Church at Estoril

Big Fish

Detail of a tile panel made by the students of a local school

Passageway to the Sea Promenade at Estoril

Church Entrance

Santo António Church at Estoril

It was destroyed by the earthquake in 1755 and rebuilt three years later.

(I don't know what's a screen (and speakers) doing there... Maybe it has something to do with the broadcasting of the Pope recent visit, so I hope it's temporary!)

Winter look

Tamariz Beach on a cloudy day

Forte da Cruz

This Neo Medieval style construction (1895) is now the residence of the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Check these photos I've posted one year ago to see the whole building and its location.

(Click on both pics to enlarge them)