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(96) CONCEPT OF RECREATION

2008-07-19 » RECREATION - The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime. [The Online Plain Text English Dictionary] Recreational boats (barcos de recreio), recreational basin (porto de recreio). Vila Real de Santo António, Algarve - Portugal. And this is one [...]

(79) WORLD WATER DAY

2008-06-09 » - is usually celebrated on March 22nd, since Rio Earth Summit (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) in 1992. This year it was exceptionally celebrated on March 20th. Water is a precious natural resource, that «civilised» and «developed» countries cheerfully waste. Just look at the irrigating systems (baddly)working in [...]

(69) A MATTER OF SCALE

2008-04-27 » Tavira, Algarve - Portugal. Copenhagen - Denmark. [Originally posted on Mar 7th, 2008] Category: THE COASTAL LAND

(62) BENCHES IN THE GARDEN

2008-04-21 » Copenhagen - Denmark. London - England. Tavira (Algarve) - Portugal. [Originally posted on Mar 2nd, 2008] Category: PARKS AND GARDENS

(48) A TYPICAL IMAGE

2008-03-13 » - of TAVIRA in the Algarve, Portugal. The "scissors' (de tesoura) roofs", sometimes also called treasury's (de tesouro) and the latticed shutters or screens (called de reixa) on doors and windows, which are made of thin timber strips, are the most significant elements of local traditional architecture. Both solutions were developed [...]

(43) QUARTERS

2008-03-06 » Textures and colours of paving stones. From top to bottom: in Seville (Andalusie, Spain) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Lourinhã (Lisbon district, Portugal) - Faro (Algarve, Portugal). [originally posted on Feb 9th, 2008] Category: QUARTERS

(36) SALT PONDS

2008-02-26 » Tavira, Algarve - Portugal [originally posted on Feb 2nd, 2008] Category: THE COASTAL LAND

(35) THE "OLD BRIDGE" OF SILVES, Algarve

2008-02-26 » - with uncertain origin (Roman? Medieval?), the bridge crosses the Arade River, has five arches (were there six of them originally?) and is built in stone fitted masonry - the typical reddish Silves' sandstone. The piers are protected by cutwaters (pointed elements on the pier-bases, to cut the wave chock [...]