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On a Lisbon mission
... Valley. Johan put his big boy pants on and followed me to a mall, he did not complain once, I trained him so well. Colombo Mall is one of Lisbon's biggest malls and all I can say is, a mall is a mall, is a mall. You have seen one, you have seen them all. Unfortunately I could not say the same about the cutlery, I knew what I wanted, "Bela Inox Europa" a specific style with the traditional shaped fish knife. I also wanted a full 10 piece set for 12 people complete with 10 ...
Rollercoaster in Lisbon
Nach einer ausreichend langen Nacht ging es dann los, ein bisschen Lissabon zu erkunden. Gleich ein paar Schritte aus dem Hostel raus traf ich auf ein Filmteam, die für irgendeinen Film oder Reportage oder was weis ich drehten. Natürlich wollten sie mich gleich für eine Hauptrolle in ihrem Stück besetzen aber ich habe dankend abgelehnt, mein Portugiesisch ist halt noch nicht ganz perfekt. Nach einem kleinen Schlendergang durch Baixa (Stadtteil ...
Portugal: An importance of culture
... believed to be determined by God. The Church used to also be in charge of everything in Portugal.
On the upper portion of the monastery, I could view a large sphere: the armillary sphere. This structure is symbolic of navigation, influenced by the successes of the voyages of discovery of Portuguese navigators, including Vasco de Gama (navigated to India) and Bartholomeu Dias (discovered Cape of Good Hope). ...
Tour of Lisbon, Tile Making, and Belem
... style, some renaissance influence, armolary spheres (celebrating the age of discovery), and the Order of Christ (Knight's Templar in Portugal) symbol. Nautical symbols are also present but it is believed those were added later. The ceiling was an incredible array of structures and was really unique for its time. The cloister was peaceful and beautiful as well - it is hard to believe such a beautiful place was an abandoned "poor house" at one time. I ...
THE END!
Today i wrote my last Blog entry of the most amazing 600 days of my life.
Thank you all for this chance, to take you with me, in my pocket, in my backpack, in my mind, through messages, blog comments, encouragement and inspiration. It was incredibly entertaining to be able to share my thoughts, images i found, dead-ends, friends, troublesome and unexpected experiences that ...