2008-03-05 » Bandstand in the gardens of the Estói Palace nearby Faro, Algarve - Portugal.
NOTE: THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO PUT AN END TO THE NATIONAL CONSERVATOIRE! Started in the 19th century, the Conservatoire has about 900 (NINE HUNDRED) students nowadays, but will probably have no more than a few 50 [...]
2008-02-23 » - was built by the end of the XIX century, bombed in 1945 and restored in 1947. Since then, it has turned around non-stop ... at 0.75 metres per second (one metre is about 3.3 feet).
Das Wiener Riesenrad is located in the Prater Park, has 15 wagons and [...]
2008-02-23 » A few images from urban parks in Europe:
Copenhagen - Denmark
Santiago de Compostela (Saint James of Compostela) - Spain
Nearby London - England
London - England
The urban parks are privileged areas for leisure and for different formal and informal sports activities, which is quite healthier than the exercises in gyms but not yet [...]
2008-02-20 » - at the Botanical Garden of the Natural History National Museum (Lisbon University), widely known as the College of Sciences' Botanical Garden.
"A botanical garden is obviously more than just a garden. The being botanical indicates that the plants growing in it, more than just being beautiful and providing a pleasant [...]