I especially like this guy and of course I admired his Che Guevara flag....he liked to pose and he did that for me.
this one is my favorite
Saturday, April 26, 2008
25 de Abril de 2008
Warm day in Lisbon, 1 euro carnations, a lot of people in the street, I guess each one of them looking and wishing for something else. I though everybody was in the street to celebrate 25th of April 1974, but no, there were a lot of other collateral manifestations-for workers, for the liberation of some parts of Spain, for handicapped people.....enthusiasm and some photo harassment (as I did, as well....but well, those were the rules of the game). It is my second 25th of April in Lisbon.
I especially like this guy and of course I admired his Che Guevara flag....he liked to pose and he did that for me.
this one is my favorite
I especially like this guy and of course I admired his Che Guevara flag....he liked to pose and he did that for me.
this one is my favorite
Monday, April 21, 2008
Lapa - 21 de Abril de 2008
I had to thank my dear Sun for shinning back again. As I have waited for him for more then two endless weeks when all the torments of the weather, all the struggles and frustrations of a permanent serene lovely sky came to Lisbon. It was overwhelming for me. I never thought the Ocean can be so powerful over a piece of land, I never thought that wind can blow so dramatically and rain can pour like you pour water from a huge bucket. And then my lovely Sun shone again and that was today. And I went for a 30 minutes peaceful walk in Lapa and wondered if people know how blessed they are or they could be if they were just able to forget all their useless worries that will not lead them to anywhere and just admire nature waking up. And I photographed the light, the shadows, the morning and a lovely square in front of the Art Museum, an almost deserted square – it is always a wonder for me why is it that empty. And I loved it, as always and forever. This is part of my endless love declaration for the Sun ☺
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos,Ermida de São Jerónimo
Ermida de São Jerónimo
I knew from my visit to Padrão dos Descobrimentos that this chapel was special - Vasco da Gama used to pray here before leaving on his long journeys. I also knew that I would find a closed chapel, as it can be visited only on Wednesdays, by prior appointment. It is nice, small, white and humble.
This chapel, built in 1514, the chapel São Jerónimo - Ermida de São Jerónimo (also known as Capela de São Jerónimo or Ermida do Restelo) is located on the outer limits of the land that used to belong to the Hieronymos Friars. It looks almost like a monolith (it is a rectangular cube) and has simple, harmonious proportions and Manueline upper ornamentation. After the religious orders were abolished in 1834, the lands were sold off in lots and the chapel was left cut off from the rest of the Belém religious complex.
Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Belém is in itself one of the main touristic attractions. Of course I got to visit Torre de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the famous Pasteis de Belém one year ago. I just never got to post anything here. For those interested in history, here are some facts about the monastery.
In 1496 King Manuel I petitioned the Holy See for permission to build a large monastery at the entrance to Lisbon on the banks of the Tagus River (Tejo). Construction began in 1501 and the work was finished about a century later. The reason for building the Jerónimos Monastery lie mainly in the wish of the monarch to reunite the Avis-Beja dynasty, of which he was the first, in a National Pantheon and also in dedication of the Monastery to the Virgin of Belém. The Jerónimos Monastery, as is generally known, was to replace the original church on the same site, dedicated to Santa Maria of Belém (St. Mary of Belém) and where the monks of the Order of Christ gave comfort to passing seamen. King Manuel I poured large sums of money into the building of the Monastery at Belém. A good part of what was called the "the pepper tax" (approximately 5% of the receipts from the spice trade with Africa and the East, the equivalent of 70kg of gold per year) served to pay for the work, which, from the beginning, was strictly dependent on the King.
The Order lived in the Monastery for four centuries until 1834, when religious communities were dissolved and the Monastery cleared. The Monastery passed into the hands of the State and became a college for the pupils of the Casa Pia of Lisbon (a children charity) until around 1940.
I knew from my visit to Padrão dos Descobrimentos that this chapel was special - Vasco da Gama used to pray here before leaving on his long journeys. I also knew that I would find a closed chapel, as it can be visited only on Wednesdays, by prior appointment. It is nice, small, white and humble.
This chapel, built in 1514, the chapel São Jerónimo - Ermida de São Jerónimo (also known as Capela de São Jerónimo or Ermida do Restelo) is located on the outer limits of the land that used to belong to the Hieronymos Friars. It looks almost like a monolith (it is a rectangular cube) and has simple, harmonious proportions and Manueline upper ornamentation. After the religious orders were abolished in 1834, the lands were sold off in lots and the chapel was left cut off from the rest of the Belém religious complex.
Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Belém is in itself one of the main touristic attractions. Of course I got to visit Torre de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the famous Pasteis de Belém one year ago. I just never got to post anything here. For those interested in history, here are some facts about the monastery.
In 1496 King Manuel I petitioned the Holy See for permission to build a large monastery at the entrance to Lisbon on the banks of the Tagus River (Tejo). Construction began in 1501 and the work was finished about a century later. The reason for building the Jerónimos Monastery lie mainly in the wish of the monarch to reunite the Avis-Beja dynasty, of which he was the first, in a National Pantheon and also in dedication of the Monastery to the Virgin of Belém. The Jerónimos Monastery, as is generally known, was to replace the original church on the same site, dedicated to Santa Maria of Belém (St. Mary of Belém) and where the monks of the Order of Christ gave comfort to passing seamen. King Manuel I poured large sums of money into the building of the Monastery at Belém. A good part of what was called the "the pepper tax" (approximately 5% of the receipts from the spice trade with Africa and the East, the equivalent of 70kg of gold per year) served to pay for the work, which, from the beginning, was strictly dependent on the King.
The Order lived in the Monastery for four centuries until 1834, when religious communities were dissolved and the Monastery cleared. The Monastery passed into the hands of the State and became a college for the pupils of the Casa Pia of Lisbon (a children charity) until around 1940.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Padrão dos Descobrimentos - 5 de Abril de 2008
Padrão dos Descobrimentos - after listening to the vivid explanations of our guide and seeing the view from the top of the monument, I changed my mind about the Padrão and would include it as a place to visit in Lisbon. As expected, I got fascinated by the stories of all the long lasting travels of Diaz, Vasco da Gama, Cabral, about the history of the monument (which was erected first in 1940 for the Portuguese World Exhibition, destroyed, then built again in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator) and by the statues of some great people of the era - 33 in total, 32 men and only one woman (Filipa de Lancaster, mother of what is known as the "Ínclita Geração"-the Illustrious Generation of princes). Spectacular view.
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