Dedicated to the Love of my life and amazing travel companion. Happy Birthday! Closing the EuroTrip 2018 photo series with my favorite subject of people watching and street photography. ***Just FYI, Lisbon locals have two nicknames: ‘Lisboetas’ and ‘Alfacinhas’. Baixa in downtown Lisbon is the city’s main shopping and banking district with tiled buildings, pastry shops and tailors. The baroque …
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Dedicated to my sister and her 50th Birthday. A legend tells that Lisbon was born between seven hills. The São Jorge is the highest hill in town crowned by the Saint George Castle, where the village that originated Lisbon was founded. The other six hills: São Vicente, São Roque, Santo André, Santa Catarina, Chagas, and Sant’Ana. Each hill hosts iconic …
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Even though there are new tram tracks in Atlanta (the “Downtown Loop”), I really miss the look of classic rail vehicles and sound of tramways. While in Lisbon, I tried not to miss any opportunity to photo-hunt beautiful Lisbon Trams [smile]. ***Just FYI, The first tramway in Lisbon entered service 145 years ago (on 17 November 1873), as a horsecar …
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Finally, after 13 months of hard work without a vacation, I was able to go for my annual EuroTrip. This time I traveled to Portugal and Spain. In the trip’s From Tagus River to Costa del Sol photo series, I will share pictures taken on the shore of the Tagus River (Lisbon, Portugal) and Costa del Sol (Estepona, Malaga, Spain). …
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