Miradouro de Santa Luzia swathed in bougainvillea - one of the viewpoints in Lisbon looking out over the River Tagus
Lisboa is on my mind and on the menu again. I need to be distracted from certain issues right now...I need an injection of colour and joie de vivre; So for me - and for others out there who would sit with me at the Miradouro Santa Caterina with a a glass of wine, here are a few pictures taken four years ago in the sunlight, sensuality and mystery that I have glimpsed of life in Portugal. (Forgive me if you have seen some of them before...)
The view from the apartment we rent, down into Rossio, the main square in Lisbon
Folkdance in Rossio on May Day
Exquisite carving on the monastery at Belem (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos)
Physical and spiritual shelter in the shade of the monastery cloister.
The Carmelite Church - collapsed in the earthquake of 1755
Always - surrounded by blue and white...
Miradouro Santa Caterina....
...where the writers (and readers) hang out...
I have no trouble whatever seeing the attraction to Portugal!
Posted by: Margaret Lambert | Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 15:52
Such beautiful scenes and I am absorbing the warmth of the sunshine as well. I came over from Britt-Arhnhild's blog and am delighted to discover you again....it has been a few years since I last visited but now you are on my blogroll and I shan't lose you again.
Posted by: Sara | Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 17:27
Oh, the skies! Oh the intricate patterns of the monastery! What an invitation - to hang out with the writers (and readers)!
I really enjoyed your previous post, too. I'm in awe of your location and its relationship to The Manor! I can't imagine the thrill of uncovering those pieces of history in my own back yard.
Posted by: rebecca | Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 17:39
I'm dreaming about warmer and sunny places right now, we're having a long and cold winter here.....
Posted by: Gracie | Monday, January 24, 2011 at 08:36
So when will be find you sitting with your journal in that cafe overlooking the water?
Darla
Posted by: Darla | Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 12:14
These are beautiful, especially the arches of the monastery. Thanks for bringing warmth and sunshine to a gray winter day.
Posted by: Jan | Friday, February 11, 2011 at 23:54
In Graz, Austria, it's raining today and it was snowing in the weekend... I'm fed up with the non-colour white! Wonderful to see that there still are places full of colours.
Thanks for the post and the beautifuly pictures!
Posted by: Edith's Miscellany | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 08:51