“Trade winds and galleons lost in the sea,
I know that treasure is waiting for me.”
Morrison was right, Lisbon is a treasure trove.
We are traveling back and forth between Portugal and Spain for the next several weeks.
As the poet, Alvaro de Campos wrote, we will be revisiting Lisbon,
“O gentle, silent, ancestral Tagus,
Tiny truth in which the sky is mirrored!”
Cheers to you from Portugal & Spain~
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I really like the art works or the paintings on the houses.
Amazingly talented artists aren’t they!
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Cindy, once again a great post. One day, I hope to get there. Some friends nearby are thinking of moving to Portugal so I already have an invitation. Thanks for the preview! 🙂 xx
Oh, I hope you do go visit your friends Lea. This is the first time we are spending appreciable time in Portugal and we are sincerely charmed. Be well my friend~
Cindy, they haven’t moved yet. It is still in the discussion stage. He wants to move to Spain, she to Portugal. My money is on Barbara. 😉 A votre santé mon amie!
Everything is in such vibrant color. Lovely pictures, Cindy. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you! It is a vibrant and colorful country~
that one piece (mural) is certainly interesting, the male has a robatic face, is there a storyline there? Everything is greening here, enjoy and stay safe
I am sure there is but we can all approach it with our own interpretation. I found the ship being crushed by the human machine especially compelling~
I love Portugal, one of my favourite holiday destinations. Love your photos Cindy.
I am late to experiencing the wonders of Portugal, but, as they say, better late than never~
So glad you had the opportunity.
Lovely photographs from Portugal – looking forward to seeing what your travels bring.
I am so happy you are traveling along with me!
Great photos, Cindy and I wish you a lovely holiday. Lisbon is one of my favourite capital cities and I almost didn’t return to the cruise ship after our visit there as I just wanted to stay on. This reawakened wonderful memories.
It is such a gorgeous city to approach from the water, and this of course was how it was originally designed.
The colors are electric and the art always a pleasure to see what local’s paint. wonderful post
I am blown away by the talent of these artists!
Yes indeed
Wow what amazing beauty! Have lots of fun in your travels! I would love to see Spain someday too! Hugz Lisa and Bear
I was looking at the weather forecast for Spain and I saw “tormentos” in the forecast. I like this term so much better than storms!
Gorgeous. Thanks for taking us with you!
The experience is richer with you along Carrie. Be well my friend~
🙂
These are lovely,Cindy. 🙂
As are you Ranu~ <3
Thank you Cindy, you are very kind.
What a treat to take a virtual tour with you on Saturday morning. Thank you so much, Cindy! I’d love to visit there someday. 🙂
Portugal is quite unique and different from Spain. I hope you do visit & cheers to you Amy.
Wow, so beautiful. Have a great time traveling ☺️
So kind and so appreciated! Thank you~
I cant remeber having seen these murals when we were there a decade ago. Many things change, of course. Nice pictures. Keep on sending… 🙂
I bet they weren’t there. So pleased you are enjoying the clicks and have experienced Portugal yourself~
Something about those clay-colored roofs between the blue of the sky and sea, just makes me want to visit! Every time! Lovely photos, Cindy
Yes, it has a elemental warmth and welcoming feel that I respond too also. No beige suburbs in sight!
The art work on the buildings is truly amazing! Thank you for sharing your fabulous adventures with us!
I want to get some time to find out about the mural artists. Such incredible talent and creativity!
Great art works there on the walls! Great journey and joyful days ahead!
Pretty amazing. Love such incredible art for all to see. They will have to save the buildings to keep the art!
Great!
They are an artistic lot! Beautiful photographs.
Some countries just seem to have artistry flowing through their national veins~
So colourful and nicely caught. Looks like you’re having good weather for it. Just stay away from the plain (in Spain). 🙂
Unfortunately we have already encountered the rain in Spain that doesn’t fall mainly on the plain. They call the rain tormentos. Love this!
I spent quite a lot of time in Portugal, in the 1970’s (before tourists discovered it…it was a real bargain..you could rent a villa on the Algarve for peanuts!) and have many memories and enough stories to become a Fado singer in a Lisbon nightclub. It’s a magical place, for sure.
Oh, what wonderful memories you must have! I wish we could fly back in a time capsule and meet up in Algarve and I could watch you sing! Click our heels twice, NOW, and let’s see what happens!
hmmmmmmm………nada. Oh well, we can still travel there in our imaginations!
Urban renewal not welcome here!
Exactemente! No glass cube buildings either please~
Beautiful photos, Cindy Thanks for sharing. I feel like I went on a little trip with you.
Leslie
You did, and we had fun!
We did.
Leslie
Gorgeous photos, Cindy. I love, love seaside cities – they always have such history and verve.
So kind and such perfect descriptors of Lisbon!
I have to say, Lisbon is one of my very favourite cities I have visited to date. So beautiful!
It is incredible isn’t it! Especially amazing when viewed from the water.
Beautiful color,beautiful photos !!!
I love very much all the photos !
Ahhhh, I love you for loving them! 🙂
Some interesting murals there!
The talent is quite impressive~
So incredibly beautiful, such a lovely and enchanting place, in additon my favorite language is portuguese! Thank you Cindy.
One of the languages I am least proficient at. I once had a Portuguese boyfriend but all I learned from him was how to swear in Portuguese.
haha, thats too funny!
🙂
Fabulous post, my friend. Take me to Portugal, too 😀
Cheers to you, Cindy, from Romania! <3
I wish I could beam you right over and then we could head to Romania! <3
Thank you, Cindy <3
So beautiful Cindy!
It is just a delightful city!
What a beautiful travel – Portugal is absolutely marvelous – Do have a nice time Cindy 🙂
I am late to discover Portugal, but very glad I finally am!
What a lovely vacation you’re having, Cindy! Thank you for sharing it with those of us who have never been to Portugal…or Spain. Looks like you’re having delightful weather, too. Happy Mother’s Day tomorrow and safe travels always!
Well the weather has been all over the place, but there is always something beautiful to see, rain or shine!
Oh, those tiles are gorgeous.
Thank you so much for noticing the tile seller! I was charmed by this.
You have no idea how much I try to find some Mediterranean tiles for my back splash in the kitchen. 🙂
It’s a wonderful space…just came back…so beautiful ☺️
Ahhh so kind and so appreciated! we are going to be moving around Portugal and Spain so I hope you will join me.
I’m back in Alberta now…maybe next time Cindy ☺️ enjoy your travels!
Oh course, I meant virtually!
Beautiful post, Cindy!
Ahhh, thanks much~
Glad my country, gets so many nice words from you! Come to the north region as well and you’ll see a totally different place! 😀 Boa viagem!
We are going to Porto and Aviero so far by train, but maybe further north. Your country is so incredibly wonderful.
Braga will be a great option too, I live very close to it, it’s raining cats and dogs today, still a unique place! 😀
Yes, we have the same rain here. The Spanish call it tormentos. I love this name.
Oh what beautiful weather. Thanks for reminding me of our trip last fall. Loved our 2 days in Lisbon.
So glad you were there. It is good to be almost everywhere! 🙂
That last one looks like the Golden Gate!
Yes, although the April 25th Bridge looks to me so much longer. I tried to find out the relative lengths and got gobbled up by inconsistent measuring variables, all of which indicated the Golden Gate was longer, even though it doesn’t look that way to me. Here’s what I can tell you, The April 25th Bridge, I would name, ‘The Singing Bridge.’ It has six lanes for vehicles on the top and two for trains on the bottom. When you are in the water underneath it, the singing hum rises in cadence like a mouth harp magnified from heaven. The sound is so beautiful, it was almost overwhelming.
Oh wow….I would love to experience that hum! It sounds amazing. I guess that bridge is sort of like the old bay bridge when they had trains running underneath. Interesting!
Love traveling with you, Cindy! 😉 Your photos portray such beauty!
And you have the heart to receive it. <3
I have always wanted to go to Portugal and your photos make me want to go even more! I’m amazed how that last picture looks so much like the Golden Gate – even with the development on one side and the more natural terrain on the other.
Yes, it seem longer to me than the GG but apparently it is not. It has two tracks underneath for trains and makes a loud singing noise continually that is incredibly beautiful.
Did you buy a tile? Lovely photographs and it sounds wonderful.
I didn’t buy a tile because it was really the collection of all together that seemed so special. I would break up the collection!
And cheers right back from Poland. Enjoy, Cindy! XX
A place I dearly want to visit! My maternal grandmother’s family came from there.
Great shots, Cindy. Did you buy tile for shipping home? (I would have a hard time resisting!) I loved the white cubed cobblestone streets there and in Lisbon, my favorite museum was the often-overlooked Gulbenkian. Marvelous collection. Enjoy your journey!
Oh thank you for the tips! I will check out the Gulbenkian and no, I didn’t buy a tile. I would like to buy an antique angel somewhere in Spain or Portugal.
I hope you find one! Post it if you do. 🙂
It looks wonderful!
It is just so! 🙂
I am so enjoying this journey with you. The colors of the countryside and the water…exquisite!!
So happy you are traveling along with me! It makes the trip more fun! <3
It’s great travelling with you, Cindy 🙂 Your pictures give the feeling of a virtual tour…
Oh, so happy you are traveling along with me in a virtual way!
Beautiful photos.
So pleased you enjoyed.
Oh, I just love stained glass! Been collecting images of beautiful stained glass art, so thanks for sharing that one with us. And, of course, I also love the art on the buildings (never seen anything like that before), tiles, and views. Enjoy your time there Cindy!
Beautiful pictures. I love the house murals. What a somber poem! Where did you come up with that?! During a 1970 odyssey of my youth I motorcycled through Spain and southern Portugal. Fond memories.
It is a somber poem. I think Alvaro was Portugal’s poet laureate at one time, although I mam not certain of this. What an incredible experience to motorcycle through Spain and Portugal. You must have some amazing memories.
Eine Traumstadt! Tolle Fotos!
Vielen dank mein Freund! Du bist sehr nett~