tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post7331224343510312645..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: Day 1: The Portuguse WayRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-72871719343386645012021-04-23T11:52:08.570-07:002021-04-23T11:52:08.570-07:00Those buses with all the people could be from crui...Those buses with all the people could be from cruise ships. I've been to Lisbon twice and the monastery was one of the shore excursions from the ship. These are beautiful photos.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331569178647292884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-26665410937164285432017-04-01T10:56:33.086-07:002017-04-01T10:56:33.086-07:00I noticed that the different neighborhoods in Lisb...I noticed that the different neighborhoods in Lisboa had unique patterns in their cobbled sidewalks. It was a cool way to navigate while I was wandering around town. JA Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416639475514412551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-32750627348481617742017-03-31T21:54:18.483-07:002017-03-31T21:54:18.483-07:00No, the explorer's monument was covered with s...No, the explorer's monument was covered with scaffolding and kind of ugly at the time. I could see it from a distance and decided it wasn't worth the effort... this time around. Originally, I had been thinking about using it as the starting point of the walk until I saw it covered with all that scaffolding. Guess it was time for it to get a facelift!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-1596685321334371242017-03-31T18:47:22.497-07:002017-03-31T18:47:22.497-07:00You walked thru town on a "quiet" day - ...You walked thru town on a "quiet" day - we were there on a May Sunday when the square along the river was full of special olympics events, and school buses of scouts were being deposited at the cathedral. You didn't go downstream to the monument to the explorers?<br /><br />di and her guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-81439736499065960462017-03-29T20:01:51.601-07:002017-03-29T20:01:51.601-07:00"The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolu..."The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), also referred to as the 25th of April (Portuguese: vinte e cinco de Abril), was initially a military coup in Lisbon, Portugal, on 25 April 1974 which overthrew the regime of the Estado Novo." It's the Carnation Revolution because it was peaceful and they stuck carnations into the rifles and also on the uniforms of the soldiers. It seems many bridges and squares are named with significant dates - usually revolutions! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331569178647292884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-18119725483130905422017-03-29T08:27:38.380-07:002017-03-29T08:27:38.380-07:0025th April is Freedom Day in Portugal.
Love the ni...25th April is Freedom Day in Portugal.<br />Love the night photo of the bridge.<br />Thank you Ryan "Ansel Adams of AQ" for a new adventure to follow.Grrly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403440925722358523noreply@blogger.com