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Belem Tower, Lisbon
Our time in Lisbon, Portugal was entirely too short, but we did get a chance to see the Belem Tower. You can go inside for just 5 euros, but we didn’t think we’d have enough time to explore before...
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Giumaraes, Portugal
Our visit to Northern Portugal was brief, but we enjoyed all the interesting towns we saw. This photo is from Guimaraes, which was named the European Capital of Culture for 2012.This post is from Ctrl...
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Lisbon Fountain at Night
Andy and I weren’t in Lisbon, Portugal for very long, but we fell in love with the city immediately. We wandered through the streets on our only night there, taking pictures of the architecture and...
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Porto Newspaper Delivery Man Statue
While wandering around Porto, Portugal, one of the things that surprised me was this statue of a newspaper delivery man next to a post box. It honored people who delivered newspapers, though I’m not...
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Sky over Ponte De Lima, Northern Portugal
During our whirlwind few days in Northern Portugal we got a few hours to relax in the town of Ponte de Lima. Lima is the river and Ponte (meaning Bridge) is the Roman era bridge that crosses it at the...
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Riding Tram 1 in Porto
Ali and I spent only one night in Lisbon on our way to Porto. Because we did not have much time in Lisbon, we didn’t get a chance to ride any of the trams that buzz around the city center. We tried...
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4 Beautiful Knockers
I make no secret of my interest in doors when traveling. They are one of my favorite subjects to take pictures of. I have hunted doors across Europe from blue doors in Santorini to doors in Spain. What...
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Mundane but beautiful
One of our travel goals for 2013 is to “See the World with a sense of wonderment“. For me this partially means traveling like a 12 year old. So looking at travel and the world with the fascination that...
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Pinhão Tiled Train Station
As a part of an after-trip to the TBU conference in Portugal last spring we went to the town of Pinhão. This is the same town where we got a chance to take a rabello boat ride on the Douro river....
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Tiles of São Bento Station in Porto
Painted tiles are very common in Portugal. We saw them all over Lisbon and Porto, where they line the outer walls of buildings both as decoration and as insulation. We saw a tiled station in Pinhao....
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