Spent one week in Lisbon and the surrounding areas of Portugal. Our hotel was centrally located.
Piaggio Ape used as food trucks. (lower, right)
Cookies called “Bites of History”
Six horse
THOTH from New York City on streets of Lisbon
Moorish castle
After one week in Barcelona, we came away with many good memories. Spent time visiting the village of Sitges on Mediterranean Sea and the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey.
Sitges sculpture
Me in window
Stone Window Faces (close-up)
Roman columns and water troth
Sitges beach coast
Four shades of blue at Sitges seaside pool
Gothic Quarter
Dress store window next to our hotel
Hostel Paris above the Can-Can tattoo parlor
door
door (close-up)
Port of Barcelona
Christopher Columbus finished his trip to the New World at this port
Church parking
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona)
skateboarding on front steps
La Mercè festival was a showcase for many traditions of Catalonia.
Sardana dancing in many town squares.
Gigantes y cabezudos, giant parade
Fireworks in street with the Correfoc. Parents watch your kids. Keep them safe.
Street singers
Trinkets for FC Barcelona football fans
Bella Basketball
Sitges posters
Book covers in store window
Cafeteria in Sitges
Kansas restaurant in Sitges
Restaurant sign
Fresh fruits at the market
Iberian ham
ham legs
more ham legs
Stone tile by sea
Street signs as decorative tiles, island of Cuba
Street tile signs
Asian influenced tiles
Asian umbrella on walls
Near water fountain
Tiles near water fountain
Tiles
Stone wall
Campaign sign for politician
Catalonia politician
Lawyers
Sitges coat of arms
Beach prohibitions “Don’t buy bootleg products”
Street vendors selling football jerseys, sneakers and handbags
Sign outside tourism office
Open Society Foundation
Security business sign
University sign
Star Trek Sign
Street sweepers
VW Beetle
Bike sharing
Lobster public art
Bee watering flowers
Door
Baby face (close-up)
Smoker (close-up)
Face (close-up)
Camera (close-up)
Street doors
Art stickers
Superhero
Our resort the Amsterdam Manor.
“Hostess Meeting Place” at the resort
Sunset cruises are popular – another Catamaran was racing us along Eagle beach.
Catamaran on the horizon at sunset
Pre-historic beachcombers – this cyan lizard was keeping a keen eye on us while we went snorkeling off the beach.
Baby Beach
View from beach
Sunset dining
Dinner on the beach after sunset
Firecrackers on the dessert
Compact florescent bulbs hint at the high cost of electricity. There are ten wind turbines on the eastern shores producing 20% of their power. There is a plan to double the capacity soon with the goal of 100% wind power by 2020.
Starry sky. Find Orion’s belt.
Market closed
Market
Dutch influence on storefront
Lighthouse
Tour of caves in the national park
Sunrise
Clouds
Morning walks on the beach
Resort pools
Valero Energy advertisement on a trash can. The message encourages all of us to “Keep Aruba Clean”. Our guide told us the local Valero refinery closed in September 2012 impacting 500 jobs. There are talks to reopen the facility.
This sunset reminded me of a common Southern California tee-shirt design from the 1970’s.
Map of Aruba from Open Street Maps.
Sublime Dutch 