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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

(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 [...]