What better way to enjoy outdoor time on a super HOT day than to stand behind the gushing #waterfountain at Lisbon’s world famous @oceanariodelisboa ?!? If you listen closely you can hear children squealing with joy as they run back and forth, daring the rushing #waterwall to splash them. #lifessimplepleasures to be sure.
Positive Pattern mural art as seen at the MURO Festival de Arte Urbana Lumiar LX_2019. Is it any wonder I ♥️ Portugal?!?
TURN IT UP! It’s always a great day when you catch the ~incredibly~ talented Caipirinha Society down by Lisboa’s #PracadoComercio / #RioTejo. They’re playing my all-time-favorite version of this classic song. Obrigada guys...you rock!!
A Portuguese #NationalMonument, the #Elevador da Glória or Glória Lift, dates back to 1885. It climbs a 17.7% grade from Avenida da Liberdade to Rua de São Pedro de #Alcântara, where you’ll find one of the city’s finest miradouros (or #viewpoints). And believe it or not, this #funicular is part of Lisbon’s #publictransportation system.
It was a sunny Sunday morning when I was drawn down the street by the #ringing of these compelling #churchbells. The Christ Church Cathedral (otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity) in beautiful and bustling Dublin, #Ireland🍀 was founded around 1030 A.D. #😳 It sports 19 #bells and, fun fact, the bell-ringing work is led by the "Ringing Master and Master of the Tower". I could listen to the Masters’ work all day long!
A little #Seneca Lake (largest of New York’s #FingerLakes) sunset serenity. Ahhhh...
The #Toledo #Metro Station is one of the most beautiful of the Naples, Italy #stations. I caught this beautiful light show coming up an #escalator and had to ride up again, with my camera in hand, so I could share it with you.
#BocadoInferno (#Portuguese for Hell's Mouth) is a #chasm located in the seaside #cliffs of #Cascais. Besides being #mesmerizing, the chasm/cave was the first to be depicted in moving pictures in the 1896 British film A Sea Cave Near Lisbon. The film shows #waves breaking at the mouth of the cave.
#Piripiri chicken (or #frango #assado as the #Portuguese call it) is a traditional delight found citywide. And no wonder, it’s pretty amazing. Always on the prowl for fab frango, I was drawn to #Churrasqueira Rio de Mel #Lisboa (in the lovely #Alvalade neighborhood) by the #mouthwatering smells, line down the block, and sheer #artistry of the #rotisserie master. Can you imagine handling this #grilledchicken station? Wowza!!
O Mundo Fantástico da Sardinha Portuguesa (The Fantastic World of #Portuguese #Sardines) is definitely worth a visit when in #Lisboa. The atmosphere is pure #spectacle creating a #circus of sardines and offering decorated year-dated #tins, from 1930 to 2018 (present), with fun facts from that year printed on the #colorful #cans.
These modern times brought the 2017 #Montreal #ePrix Formula E #auto #races...as in electric #cars to local streets this summer. Very exciting to watch. These stealth #race cars can reach speeds above 150MPH. Yowza!