The Last of Portugal

This will be my last post about Portugal I swear. It's all of my remaining photos from all of our destinations in the country. I plan to do something similar to my previous post - Trip Extras which was a photo dump with only brief verbage on some locations that stood out, the highlights if you will. So here goes, starting with Coimbra.

Coimbra

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This was a run down alleyway with some construction work happening directly off a main square.

It was dark and grungy looking and I liked it (for some reason).

Clothes hanging from the windowsill. Everyone knows I like that sort of thing.

Porto

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Here's a few leftovers from Porto.

This old red phone booth really stood out for me, both in color and design. It reminded me of the ones that I've seen on British television shows. Maybe all European countries had this style of red phone booth back in the day though?

It looked super colorful and urban within the setting and with the graffiti painted over it.

What I like about these next few were the old satellite dishes.

I don't know what it is but I have a thing for old satellite dishes and aerials.

They sort of make a mess of the rooftops but there is a strange beauty to them as well, like old memories.

This one was probably taken with the plan to add it to a windows post, but is also has a satellite dish so here it is.

Lisbon

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I'll start with a few cityscapes.

You can see why these didn't make the cut for my main Lisbon post.

This next one (below) is maybe slightly more interesting because of the framing.

This giant moon was a neat art piece we saw hanging outside a museum.

I don't know what it was made of or anything about it other than it was cool and different.

This is the sort of thing that we would just srumble upon while walking through a city. I'll pop down nooks and crannies to explore and to see if there is anything interesting to look at. Sometimes I find cool stuff and sometimes I don't.

I really liked this archway but I wasn't satisfied with either photo.

I was standing too close when I took the picture and cut off the roof and/or the gateway through the Arch.

I liked the contrast of the blue doors with the yellow tiles in the next one and also the symmetry of the design of the fountain. The photo is slightly crooked and the fountain slightly off center which bothers me. I could probably fix it but it's posted now.

"Hey, I thought you said that this would be minimal verbage?"

I guess I lied about that part. Every picture gets an explanation!

I really liked the bridge below when I saw it. It was a walkway that lead to a set of apartments or shops and was situated above a large set of stairs.

I'm not satisfied with the photo though. It doesn't look like anything really.

I like this next photo of a bridge though. We passed it while walking from Belém to Lisbon.

It reminded me of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

It was massive and we walked right under it.

We ended up walking up an off ramp while heading back to our hotel. This was a busy road so we were lucky that it was empty when we decided to walk up the middle of it. There must have been a red light up ahead preventing cars from using it at the time. It wasn't the smartest of moves.

I liked the colors (obviously). Why else would I take the shot?

A random park in the city.

Heading Home

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When we landed back in Paris we stopped and had to wait in a que for a few moments. It's sort of strange being stuck in traffic in an airplane. It's not everyday that you get to see a plane take off from your window though.

Well thats it for now. This was my last post from our trip to Portugal. The next stop will be Spain! Until then, thanks for stopping by. Goodbye Portugal.