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Discovering the Centre of Portugal – Part 2 – Leiria and Mosteiro Da Batalha
After lunch in Leiria, where the catsle was closed, we visited the Monastery of Batalha (Portuguese: Mosteiro da Batalha) It is a breath-taking Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha. Originally, and officially, known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Flamboyant Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style.
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Discovering the Centre of Portugal – Part 1 – Ilhas Das Berlengas
After a nice time in-land we stoped in Peniche for the night and travelled to Ilhas Das Berlengas the next day (World Biosphere Reserve).
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Arrábida Bridge – Porto
One of the fun activities to do in Porto if you travel there, is Climb the Arrábida Bridge. If you go for the last Climb, you can enjoy sunset and it's as well a good opportunity to photograph a bridge full of stories...
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Carnaval – Rio de Janeiro
2020 would be the year when we had the chance to go to the Sambodrome for the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro... what a night!!! "Viva Brazil, viva o Carnaval!"
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Rainy Gaillac
Photograp of Gaillac under the rain
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Walking in Porto
We took a bit of time to walk around, discover again some views of the city, photograph the city of colours and play with some birds.
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Spring in Gaillac – Album #1
Our Spring in Gaillac gave us a chance to discover again the beauty of the this town and nature. It seems that the Covid-19 got us to travel closer but take more time to enjoy details we miss during our trips sometimes… As we left all our material in London, we as well took the opportunity to be creative and explore new photography techniques and angles. What we love the most: Beside the obvious reflection in the river? We really liked: The messages written a little everywhere on doors, walls… The old windows and doors The Nature Welcome to this beautiful trip in Gaillac, South West of France…
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Visiting the beautiful House of Sandeman – Port Wine Cellar
This week we’ve been delighted to visit the cellar of the House of Sandeman, one of the oldest and most famous Port Wine house. The cellar were charming and it was interesting to discover the characteristic of the Port Wine and the production process. As well, the tasting was… delicious.
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Bordaloii in Vila Nova de Gaia
We found this week end a really great artwork from the street Artist and installation artist Bordalo II. Bordalo was born in Lisbon, 1987 and belong to a generation that is extremely consumerist, materialist and greedy. With the production of things at its highest, the production of “waste” and unused objects is also at its highest. “Waste” is quoted because of its abstract definition: “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. Bordalo create, recreate, assemble and develop ideas with end-of-life material and try to relate it to sustainability, ecological and social awareness. You can learn more about the artist on his website: http://www.bordaloii.com Bordaloii – Vila Nova de Gaia
