Tag: portugal
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269 | Unexpected :: Evora, Portugal, 2013
OK so we did expect to see bones in the bone chapel, but that skeleton scared me 😛
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136 | Statues :: Lisbon, Portugal, 2013
Padrão dos Descobrimentos was a tribute to the age of exploration. Under Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal became one of the major players in the European age of discovery, initiating the first voyages to Africa, expanding trade to Asia, and sponsoring Magellan’s first trip around the world. I guess it was also the beginnings of the…
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063 | Street Art :: Lisbon, Portugal, 2013
I had not become obsessed with graffiti yet when I visited Lisbon, and later much regret not exploring the street art culture of this city more. Got this quick shot from the window of a moving car, on a street where the brick walls of old, unused warehouses served as ideal canvases for large scale…
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027 | Music :: Lisbon, Portugal, 2013
During my first trip to Europe, my travel companion booked a flamingo performance in Madrid, and I was not too impressed. We sat at tiny tables in a dark lit room, and watched the same three dancers tap their feet to shriling music for theee hours. Perhaps I was too young, and could not appreciate…