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97. THE WATER VOLCANOES OF EXPO 98
2008-07-24 » Surprising and charming - the Water Volcanoes were one of the major attractions on the Alameda dos Oceanos, ten years ago, by the time of Lisbon Expo 98. Alameda dos Oceanos during Lisbon Expo '98 (the site is now known as Park of the Nations, Parque das Nações). NOTE: See also some [...]
163. UNDER ATTACK
2008-07-19 » My other blog (my special one) was under hackers' attack: About two months ago (early May), I've started another blog of images, less documentary - let's say more artistic - A Wonderful World, as announced here. Allright, the title had no originality. Furthermore, I know now that there are already many [...]
(95) GREEN ARE
2008-07-19 » Green are the fields... (There's a poem by Luis de Camões starting like this). GREEN are the plants (most of them anyway). Ajuda Botanic Garden, Lisbon - Portugal. GREEN are the receipts (the receipts' paper is coloured green) of the about 900 000 people working in this country (Portugal) as if they were [...]
THE LISBON TREATY REFERENDUM IN IRELAND
2008-06-12 » To read about and comment on the blog: NO TO LISBON TREATY - EUROPA LIBERA We don't want the United States of Europe On June 12th, the Irish were the voice of all citizens in Europe: NO! . The petition: on June 12th, 00:00 - 21 242 signatures Comment: Our european governors have now [...]
(71) THE CROWD INVADES THE CITY. . .
2008-04-27 » ... to watch the Palio di Siena (a traditional medieval bareback horse race, late afternoon, in the famous Piazza del Campo, Sienna - Italy). Piazza del Campo during the Palio. Sienna, Tuscany - Italy. NOTE: On March 8th, 2008, a crowd of demonstrator teachers and professors (100 000) invaded Lisbon, to protest [...]
(55) THE AVENCAS BEACH
2008-04-08 » Parede, Cascais - The Avencas Beach (Avencas means Maidenhair) is still a living example of the coastal biodiversity, under and above the sea level, specially because of its rocky intertidal zone (the continental platform, predominantely limestone, with "steps" and basalt intrusions). Here, one can watch: ... different species of animals, [...]
(46) THE DAFFODIL'S FAMILY
2008-03-10 » A species of the genus Crinum (probably C. moorei) of the Amaryllidaceae family - private garden in Lisbon, begining of June. [Originally posted on Feb 12th, 2008] Category: FLORA AND VEGETATION
(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
(38) PEDESTRIANS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
2008-03-03 » "The Heart of the City" was the motto for the eighth "Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne" - International Congress of Modern Architecture - that took place in Hoddesdon, England, in 1951. More recently, an International Architecture Conference on "The Heart of the City" was the opening event for the Lisbon Architecture [...]
(31) FALLEN FLOWERS
2008-02-23 » From the CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: (Proclaimed and adopted by the United Nations, on November 20th 1989. Effective in the portuguese law since October 21st 1990) "States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental [...]
(21) CASTANHEIRA DO RIBATEJO
2008-02-20 » A very small town (vila) in the "By-the-Tagus-land" (Ribatejo), on the right edge of the Tagus River, a few kilometers North to the town of Vila Franca de Xira. . . . . When the Tagus is in flood, this land is submerged - several people have to use boats to go inside and [...]
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