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“Torn” – Nazaré, Portugal

Post date October 18, 2018

Tags Advertising, blue, blue sky, buildings, construction site, demolished buildings, demolition, diagonal, fence, graffiti, movie poster, Nazaré, Portugal, poster, poster art, torn, travel, whitewashed

“A Bridge Too Far” – Ponte D. Maria Pia, Porto, Portugal

Post date October 17, 2018

“A Dip in Readership” – Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal

Post date October 16, 2018

Tags A Dip in Readership, architecture, books, bookshelves, bookstore, buildings, instapilgrims, interiors, Lello Bookstore, Livraria Lello, old buildings, Oporto, ornate, Porto, Portugal, stained glass, the most beautiful bookstore in the world, tourists, travel

“Like Sardines” – Ribeira, Douro River, Porto, Portugal

Post date October 15, 2018

“Hole Punch” – Olhos de Água, Portugal

Post date October 14, 2018

Tags Albufeira, Algarve, arch, archway, blue, blue sky, cave, cliff, golden, Hole Punch, layered, layers, look up, Olhos de Água, Portugal, rock face, rock wall, rocks, rocky, rough, rugged, The Algarve, travel

“If These Walls Could Talk” – Olhos de Água, Portugal

Post date October 13, 2018

Tags Albufeira, Algarve, arch, archway, beach, carved, carved initials, carvings, cave, cliff, golden, graffiti, Hole, If These Walls Could Talk, layered, layers, Olhos de Água, Portugal, rock face, rock wall, rocks, rocky, rough, rugged, sand, The Algarve, travel

“A Tree Grows In The Algarve” – Olhos de Água, Portugal

Post date October 12, 2018

Tags Albufeira, Algarve, beach, blue, blue sky, cave, cliff, coniferous, conifers, evergreen, golden, green, layered, layers, Olhos de Água, Portugal, rock face, rock wall, rocks, rocky, rough, rugged, sand, The Algarve, travel, trees

“Dragged Away” – Olhos de Água, Portugal

Post date October 11, 2018

Tags Albufeira, Algarve, anthropomorphic, atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, beach, coastline, dragged away, dusk, golden, golden hour, low tide, magic hour, ocean, Olhos de Água, Portugal, rivulets, rocks, rocky, sand, scraped, sunset, surf, The Algarve, tidal pool, travel

“Shadow Puppets” – Olhos de Água, Portugal

Post date October 10, 2018

Tags Albufeira, Algarve, atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, blue, blue sky, coastline, Diana, distorted, dusk, geology, golden, golden hour, layered, magic hour, ocean, Olhos de Água, Portugal, rocks, rough, rugged, sand, shadow puppets, shadows, silhouettes, sunset, The Algarve, travel

“Rush Hour” – Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Portugal

Post date October 9, 2018

Tags Algarve, atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, blue, boats, cliff, cliffs, coastline, golden, Lagos, ocean, Ponta da Piedade, Portugal, rugged, Rush Hour, sailboats, sand, shallows, The Algarve, travel, wake

“King of the Castle” – Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães, Cascais, Portugal

Post date October 8, 2018

Tags birds, Cascais, castle, dusk, King of the Castle, Lisboa, Lisbon, Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães, palace, peacock, peacocks, perch, perched, Portugal, silhouette, travel, yellow

“Sticky Pavement” – A Ginjinha, Praça de São Domingos, Lisbon, Portugal

Post date October 7, 2018

Diana and I happened upon this place by accident. This is the store from which Ginjinha (aka Ginja) was invented and first sold. Five generations later they’re still doing it; selling brimming full plastic shot glasses of the stuff for €1.40 a pop.

What can’t be captured in photographs is just how sticky the pavement around the doorway is from patrons spilling their overfilled cups. It’s like walking on flypaper—tourist flypaper I suppose.

According to the historic plaque out front: “The Ginjinha of the Praça de São Domingos in Lisbon was the first establishment in the city to commercialize the drink that gives its name to it. A Galician friar of the Church of Santo António, Francisco Espinheira, had the experience of leaving ginja berries (sour cherries ?) in aguardente (Portuguese brandy), adding sugar, water and cinnamon. The success was immediate and Ginginha became the typical drink of Lisbon.”