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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Portugal - Lisbon

Portugal has it own unique style.

Lisbon

The capital is also a port and a lovely place full of Portuguese unique characteristics.
The facades of the buildings are covered with traditional tiles

the ornaments on tiles are of wide range of types

tiles are everywhere

typical Portuguese mosaic pavement

even QR-Codes are with mosaic, cool solution !

another wonderful detail of Lisboa is old trams roaming around - Lisboa Electrico

the view from inside

and in action

the greatest discoverers like Vasco de Gamma were arriving in Praça do Comércio after expeditions

now the boats are being fueled in special stations

in mervelous Jeronimos Monastery is burried Vasco de Gamma

next to Monastry is located famous Pasteis de Belém, after eating pastries you might lick your fingers

Taxis in Lisbon are of green-black style

Portuguese number plates

Armenian tycoon Calouste Gulbenkian has left his immense wealth to Portugal

big art collection which is now located in Museum named after him
Mr Gulbenkian sitting in front of the Statue of Egyptian Horus

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