quinta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2009

Baixa Lisboa. Downtown Lisbon,Portugal

Praça da Figueira,Lisboa . Fig Tree Square,Lisbon

Teatro D Maria II , Rossio.Lisboa. Marie the Second Theatre,Lisbon,Portugal

Fonte , Martin Moniz , Lisboa. Martim Moniz Square Fountain

Alfama

Campo Martires da Patria

Rossio Square,Lisbon. Rossio

View of Lisbon. Vista de Lisboa

Sé Catedral, Lisboa. Cathedral, Lisbon

Alfama

Alfama

Alfama

FROM WIKIPEDIA

Alfama (pron. IPA: [aɫ'fɐmɐ]) is the oldest district of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the Castle of Lisbon and the Tejo river. Its name comes from the Arabic Al-hamma, meaning fountains or baths. It contains many important historical attractions, with many Fado bars and restaurants.

During the times of Moorish domination, Alfama constituted the whole of the city, which later spread to the West (Baixa neighbourhood). Alfama became inhabited by the fishermen and the poor, and its condition as the neighbourhood of the poor continues to this day. The great 1755 Lisbon Earthquake did not destroy the Alfama, which has remained a picturesque labyrinth of narrow streets and small squares.

Alfama


Alfama

From Wikipedia


Alfama (pron. IPA: [aɫ'fɐmɐ]) is the oldest district of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the Castle of Lisbon and the Tejo river. Its name comes from the Arabic Al-hamma, meaning fountains or baths. It contains many important historical attractions, with many Fado bars and restaurants.

During the times of Moorish domination, Alfama constituted the whole of the city, which later spread to the West (Baixa neighbourhood). Alfama became inhabited by the fishermen and the poor, and its condition as the neighbourhood of the poor continues to this day. The great 1755 Lisbon Earthquake did not destroy the Alfama, which has remained a picturesque labyrinth of narrow streets and small squares.

Muralha Castelo S Jorge. Wall of St George Castle

Castle Walls, Lisbon. Muralhas Castelo ,Lisboa

Shop Lisbon,Portugal Montra, Baixa Lisboa

Praça Figueira. Fig Tree Square,Lisbon,Portugal

Campo Martires da Pátria

domingo, 22 de fevereiro de 2009

Belem,Lisbon

Belém

Preparing to return home. Bus, Belem

Preparing to return home . A Bus in Belem.
I took one of these to travel back home.
From Belem to my home its about 45 minutes by bus. ( I have to take 2 of them).

Discoveries monument

Monument to the Discoveries) is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.

The monument consists of a 52 metre-high slab of concrete, carved into the shape of the prow of a ship. The side that faces away from the river features a carved sword stretching the full height of the monument. It was conceived by Portuguese artists, architect Cottinelli Telmo and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida as a temporary beacon of the Portuguese World Fair in 1940. The Monument to the Discoveries represents a romantic idealisation of the Portuguese past that was typical during the regime of dictator Salazar.




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Belem, Lisbon

Belem , Lisbon

Street Belem

Monument to the Discoveries

Monument to the Discoveries is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.

Belem ,Lisbon, Tourist Bus

Belem in Lisbon is a popular tourist destination.
In the background you can see a tourist bus.

sábado, 21 de fevereiro de 2009

Ship Preparing to sail 4

A small bay..,

Pool of water

Horses in the midle small lake

There are several small lakes , more like swimming pools .
In the middle of one of them horses.

Garden , Bethelem

In bethelem , such is the name of the place, there are several gardens

Church Near the place I lived untill I was 28

quinta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2009