tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post774368130822415780..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Porto in Portugal - one of the loveliest cities in Western EuropeHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56955299111919666592023-05-13T14:12:34.797+10:002023-05-13T14:12:34.797+10:00Hotel Porto
agreed,, a truly beautiful city to vi...Hotel Porto<br /><br />agreed,, a truly beautiful city to visit. <br />People will select a hotel depending on their personal priorities: hotel cost per night, view or not of the Atlantic Ocean, proximity to church or synagogue, proximity to airport, architectural era of hotel etc.. So the list of hotels, and the map, are excellent.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16454301497400289692023-05-13T04:04:02.349+10:002023-05-13T04:04:02.349+10:00Porto is a beautiful city with amazing places to v...Porto is a beautiful city with amazing places to visit and delicious food (and wine of course!). If you are planning to visit Porto you better see hotel location first and for example at www.hotelportoportugal.com you can find the best hotels in Porto historic area as well as a map so you know exactly where is the hotel location before you bookHotel Porto Portugalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915519274524509490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65415157608423064102021-05-11T17:01:55.538+10:002021-05-11T17:01:55.538+10:00Smart Move
I am very glad you love Portugal, but ...Smart Move<br /><br />I am very glad you love Portugal, but no advertising please.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69230408526228222072021-05-10T20:58:32.041+10:002021-05-10T20:58:32.041+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Smart Move immigrationhttps://www.smartmoveimmigration.com/portugal-golden-visa-by-investment/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-80053184441785910362018-02-26T06:07:19.748+11:002018-02-26T06:07:19.748+11:00CherryPie
Isn't it strange that even experien...CherryPie<br /><br />Isn't it strange that even experienced travellers go to Spain, France and UK regularly, but not to Portugal. For me thus was even stranger since I was fascinated by the notion of a tiny European country being explorers and settlers in the New World.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43724760267308677492018-02-25T10:26:39.361+11:002018-02-25T10:26:39.361+11:00This sounds like a wonderful trip to a place I hav...This sounds like a wonderful trip to a place I have not yet visited. You have shown us some great photos of your journey :-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47383763281695012912018-02-22T16:58:22.987+11:002018-02-22T16:58:22.987+11:00Parnassus
bless your heart. I love travel books a...Parnassus<br /><br />bless your heart. I love travel books and don't need them to be scholarly at all. As long as they include the information about the history of a city and all the details about the main architectural treasures - who designed the building? who commissioned the architect? when? and if any renovations have been done since?<br /><br />Even then, the best part of most cities are the beaches, markets, churches, museums, galleries and pubs :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-1410022160664817972018-02-22T03:24:31.863+11:002018-02-22T03:24:31.863+11:00Hello again, Let me have the pleasure of introdu...Hello again, Let me have the pleasure of introducing you to Emily Kimbrough. Although perhaps you might not like her books, if you are expecting scholarly volumes set with social and political issues. Her books are the lightest of light reading, but she does manage to cover a lot of territory other than geographical. I am afraid that her castle-phobia involves their high perches and innumerable steps.<br /><br />Kimbrough is more like a kindly aunt. She toured different places with groups of congenial friends, and her books are much about their adventures and personalities. The Portugal trip group included the Jewish Greek pianist, Gina Bachauer, and her husband, conductor Alec Sherman. <br /><br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70736969688089383502018-02-21T21:31:31.457+11:002018-02-21T21:31:31.457+11:00Student
He didn't. There was a competition fo...Student<br /><br />He didn't. There was a competition for the Mia Pia Bridge which Eiffel won. But his partner, Seyrig, played a very important role, doing the 3-dimensional models, measurements, drawings and presentations. Eiffel didn't mind at all - Seyrig and Eiffel had become partners in 1868.Helsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91158305000864793902018-02-21T15:54:38.583+11:002018-02-21T15:54:38.583+11:00Helen I didn't know Gustave Eiffel lived in Po...Helen I didn't know Gustave Eiffel lived in Porto.Another Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3905693883090679212018-02-21T09:51:54.166+11:002018-02-21T09:51:54.166+11:00Andrew
I hear you, brother! It is always a questi...Andrew<br /><br />I hear you, brother! It is always a question of how to allocate the limited time available before going home, knowing that you probably won't be back in that country for another 10 years or more. <br /><br />The beloved and I had exactly a fortnight for Barcelona, Lisbon and Porto, so we too allocated only 3 days in Porto. It was a difficult choice, given that Barcelona and Lisbon are seductive tourist destinations. Fortunately we had spent a month in Spain on an earlier trip and, except for Barcelona, had seen most of our favourite places back then.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13529716177993312572018-02-21T09:43:05.396+11:002018-02-21T09:43:05.396+11:00bazza
Portugal’s recent Law of Return was to apol...bazza<br /><br />Portugal’s recent Law of Return was to apologise for the terrible expulsion of Portugal’s Jews and to bring back as much of the culture that the country lost back in 1496. Porto's community synagogue was built in the 1930s, fell apart and is again very large and beautiful. The attached museum displays art, books and documents that focus on community life that once thrived in Porto.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64019913514914785192018-02-21T09:26:02.379+11:002018-02-21T09:26:02.379+11:00Mike
if you love port, read a post I wrote called...Mike<br /><br />if you love port, read a post I wrote called Portugal's gift to the world - port wine.<br />http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/portugals-gift-to-world-port-wine.html<br /><br />All of Porto's wine cellars are located right on the riverbank of Vila Nova de Gaia, and they presented the tasting sessions in a delightful way - educational and innovative. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-454180160006610192018-02-21T09:20:43.754+11:002018-02-21T09:20:43.754+11:00Deb
in 1966, my first trip abroad, mum gave some ...Deb<br /><br />in 1966, my first trip abroad, mum gave some great travel advice:<br />1. wear tennis shoes everywhere<br />2. wear a sun hat<br />3. if you have to climb steep heights, rest often and sip plenty of water.<br /><br />The view was indeed worth it.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-68393414403708585662018-02-21T09:16:29.310+11:002018-02-21T09:16:29.310+11:00Parnassus
I am not familiar with Pleasure by the ...Parnassus<br /><br />I am not familiar with Pleasure by the Busload, but I often try and follow up on your reading recommendations. Which castles did she dislike - active royal homes that are rich, privileged and exclusive? or medieval fortresses that were often the sites of battle?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7522801436922338802018-02-21T07:57:26.523+11:002018-02-21T07:57:26.523+11:00It is a wonderful city for tourists, and come they...It is a wonderful city for tourists, and come they do, many of them. I really wish we had more than two days there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51677689115772950712018-02-21T05:17:27.215+11:002018-02-21T05:17:27.215+11:00Sold! I have visited the Algarve on many occasions...Sold! I have visited the Algarve on many occasions and we always say that we should visit Lisbon. Now it can be a two-centre holiday or a river cruise. I particularly enjoy spending time in Portugal. We visited a very unusual Sephardic cemetery in Faro a few years ago.<br />The people tend to be laid-back and charming and pro-British; that's a trait I like!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s trenchant Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48643593362369234412018-02-20T23:48:16.630+11:002018-02-20T23:48:16.630+11:00That must have been quite a trip - wonderful! Some...That must have been quite a trip - wonderful! Some great photos. And, of course, port...great with a little Stilton or, if you really must, on its own...Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50720307268532965232018-02-20T23:24:21.208+11:002018-02-20T23:24:21.208+11:00Clerigos tower has 250-300 steps. My grandchildren...Clerigos tower has 250-300 steps. My grandchildren ran up them, the children walked briskly and I strolled more slowly. The view was worth it.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78579198957988919412018-02-20T22:16:50.963+11:002018-02-20T22:16:50.963+11:00Hello Hels, Your post reminds me of Emily Kimbrou...Hello Hels, Your post reminds me of Emily Kimbrough's 1961 book, Pleasure by the Busload, about her and her friends' extensive tour of Portugal, covering not only the cities, but the countryside, people, customs, food, etc. It is typical Kimbrough, the only jarring note being her repeated disdain of castles, surely a prime feature of Europe in general, yet she still manages to get in some humorous anecdotes about them.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com