The ship and the moon

Counts of Castro Guimarães Palace (II)

Information + winter shot here.
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Paço de Arcos Beach

Farol Design Hotel

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Messy sky

7pm yesterday. (Click to enlarge)

Reading

80s condo block facing the ocean at São Pedro do Estoril

Autumn at its best

30ºC again today!

The sea lover king

Member of several scientific institutions, King Carlos (1863-1908) distinguished himself as oceanographer and naturalist. From 1896 to 1907, he supervised twelve oceanographic campaigns off the Portuguese coast, aboard the 4 royal yachts "Amelia". He collected a lot of zoological material as well as physical and chemical data that he used as a remarkable work of scientific dissemination including several exhibitions and the publication of books and reports. Most of this zoological collection and documents are now kept at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium Museum.

Shadows

Environmental Interpretation Center, Ponta do Sal

Hell's Mouth (II)

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Cork work

Cais do Sodré subway terminal, Lisbon.

A Plastic World

Planet Earth made of broken pieces of plastic at the Sea Promenade, Cascais

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.

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Wind

Jardim Constantino, Nova Oeiras

Peeping at the subway

Campo Grande terminal. (Click to enlarge)

Small tower

Private house at Parede

Textures

Seaside rocky area. (Click to enlarge)

Snails

Small bar at Cascais

Reflections

Modern buildings, Lisbon

Quiet evening

Cascais Bay

Old fountain detail

Oeiras downtown park, Jardim Municipal. (Click to enlarge)

São Pedro Beach (II)

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Tequila

Graffiti detail on the railroad Lisbon-Cascais.

Low tide (III)

Diário de Notícias

Diário de Notícias is a daily newspaper founded in 1864. The building (1940) stands at Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon. (Click to enlarge)

The King and the Bridge

Christ the King and 25th of April Bridge over the Tagus River on a hot misty day, as seen from Monsanto Forest Park, Lisbon's lung.

Tiled building

One of many (early 19th century) at Oeiras downtown.

Those who enjoy portuguese tiles might like to check the National Tile Museum housed in a convent founded in 1509. Here is the site.

Opuntia

Like all true cactus species, the genus Opuntia is native only to the Americas. There are about 200 species known as Prickly Pears or Nopales (Mexico) and some adapted quite well to the portuguese climate. These plants have had an important role in Native American cultures in medical use, as an intoxicant, in dye production and also in the mexican cuisine, as many are edible, both plant and fruit (a Nopal can be found in the Coat of Arms of Mexico).
The smaller pics show two species of 'figs'.

Smallest bar

Sea Promenade, São João do Estoril. (Click to enlarge)

September Theme Day: BIG

The Belém Cultural Center (CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém) is the largest building with cultural facilities in Portugal. Western Lisbon, 1992.
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