SuperMário the Tuktuk Driver

18/03/2025

Another one of Lisboa's famous funiculars: elevador da Glória.
Only... you know where! 😊

18/03/2025

Bica's funicular. Only in Lisboa... 😊😊

07/03/2025

The beautiful cliffhanging village of Azenhas do Mar, near Sintra, Portugal.
Where else...?! 😊😊

06/03/2025

Standing proud and tall, the Rua Augusta Arch is a true symbol of Lisbon's rich history and breathtaking beauty. ✨
It bears the Latin inscription "Virtvtibvs maiorvm vt sic omnibvs docvmento" which translates to "Celebrating the virtues of our ancestors, may they be an example for us all"
Only in Lisboa! 😊😊

06/03/2025

Portuguese filigree jewelry. Only in Portugal... 😊😊

06/03/2025

From the 1930s onwards, with Hitler's rise to power and during World War II, Portugal became a safe haven for thousands of Jews and political refugees fleeing N**i persecution and the Holocaust. They arrived by land, via Spain, or on chartered ships, often thanks to the help of Portuguese consuls, such as Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who, disobeying the regime's orders and the PVDE's (political police) entry restriction policies, granted them visas that meant their salvation.

Photo: European Jews who managed to escape the N**is.
Sintra, Portugal. 1941

04/03/2025

Only in Lisboa... 😉😊

02/03/2025

The incredibly beautiful natural bay of São Martinho do Porto. Where? In Portugal, where else...?! 😊😊😊

27/02/2025

Did you know that there is a library in Portugal where bats are used to protect the books? Bats eat insects that might damage old books. 📚🦇

At the heart of the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe, is the Joanina Library, a veritable treasure trove of knowledge and baroque architecture. This unique library is not only an impressive place with its sumptuous design, but also with an unusual method of protecting the books: a colony of bats has been living inside the library for over two centuries!

At night, the bats emerge from the massive carved wooden shelves and begin to fly among the old books, feeding on insects that might damage the fragile pages of the historic volumes. These little book guardians play an essential role in preserving valuable collections by naturally eliminating pests without the use of chemicals that could harm sensitive materials.

To protect the library's wooden furniture and surfaces from bat droppings, staff cover the reading tables with special leather at the end of each day. In the morning, the library is carefully cleaned and life goes on in this sanctuary of learning.

The Joanina Library houses approximately 60,000 volumes, including rare manuscripts, books from the 17th-18th centuries and works of inestimable value. Thanks to bats, these literary treasures are preserved in excellent condition, and this unusual collaboration between man and nature continues to fascinate visitors from around the world.

So...if you ever get to Coimbra, don't miss the chance to see this unique library with your own eyes, where history, architecture and nature work together !

23/02/2025

Back to my roots: sunset at Praia de Santa Cruz, where I spent my summer vacation when I was a kid.

19/02/2025

"It turns out that pets also have last wills before they die, but only known to vets who put old and sick animals to sleep." Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what the hardest part of his job was.
The specialist replied without hesitation that the hardest thing for him was seeing how old or sick animals look for their owners before they fall asleep. The fact is 90% of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. People leave so they don't see their animals leave. But they don't realize it's in these last moments of life that their animal needs them the most.
Vets are asking owners to stay close to animals until the end. "It is inevitable that they die before you. Remember that you were the center of their lives. Maybe they were just a part of you. But they are also your family. Even if it's hard, don't give up on them.
Don't let them die in a room with a stranger in a place they don't like. It's very painful for vets to see how pets can't find their owner in the last minutes of their lives. They don't understand why their master left them. After all, they needed the consolation of their master.
Veterinarians do their best to make animals not so scared, but they are totally strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the animal. Endure that pain for them. Be with them until the end.💞🙏

14/02/2025

Traditional northern portuguese Carnival costumes: the famous "Caretos" from the village of Podence. Click on the link for more images.

13/02/2025

12/02/2025

Me. All winter long. x3 dogs.... 🥰

12/02/2025

How about that...?! 🤣🤣

08/02/2025

Chiado Square, Lisboa.
Where else...?! 😊😊