Dispatches from Lisbon

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26.01.2016

A formal park of clipped box hedges on sloping lawns in Lisbon, leading down to the city and the water beyond

My girlfriend took me to Lisbon for my 30th birthday. I liked it a lot. Have a look at these photos, and soak up a few virtual rays from the comfort of your own front room…

Wooden benches casting long shadows on a cobbled plaza beside tall stone monuments, with pine trees and tower blocks behind A tuk-tuk in shadow in front of a sunlit row of ornate buildings with iron balconies and a white dome, under a clear blue sky A shop window of hand-painted ceramics, a floral tureen, plates and owls, around a framed photo of someone in a bow tie A tall arched iron-framed doorway looking out from a dim hall onto a sunny square of cafe tables and white parasols Someone at an iron railing under a red steel canopy, looking across to tall townhouses, one painted pale blue Terracotta roofs and pale yellow buildings beside an ornate white stone facade, with hillside houses beyond Someone looking at a phone by an ornate red iron railing, its shadow patterning a sunlit cobbled pavement Looking down on steep cobbled streets lined with parked cars, pale townhouses and a blue building at the top Someone crossing a square paved in black and white wave-patterned cobbles, a fountain and pale buildings behind People walking down a shaded shopping street with striped awnings, towards sunlit trees and buildings at the end Looking down on a lone figure in a patch of sun beside a massive stone wall, a strip of lawn and a street beyond A narrow cobbled passage between white buildings, sharp shadows falling across the walls under a strip of blue sky People sitting in the sun on stone steps above a small sandy beach by a wide river, a suspension bridge in the distance Someone in a camel coat walking down concrete steps into an underpass, fallen leaves on the sunlit cobbles A large white cruise ship docked behind a row of dark red gabled terminal sheds, cars parked along the road in front Long shadows of bollards falling across a zebra crossing and a curved cobbled pavement Stone steps up a narrow street, half in deep shadow, with a green handrail and people climbing towards a white house Two arched green doorways, numbers 93 and 95, in a pale yellow wall, a small cafe inside one and potted trees by the other A yellow number 28 tram marked Prazeres on a cobbled street, passing a small shop with a flag and posters by the door Lisbon rooftops falling away to the river, a white bell-towered building on the left and castle walls on the hill A steep, narrow cobbled street between yellow and white houses with iron balconies, cars parked down one side Washing hung beneath iron balconies on a yellow corner house, with a Travessa da Nazaré street sign and a no entry sign A red pillar box with a white band on a street corner, beside a blue pedestrian crossing sign and tram rails on cobbles Someone at a shop counter holding a tile, in front of a wall displaying dozens of hand-painted patterned tiles Pine branches framing a view over rooftops to a wide blue river dotted with sailing boats A view of the city through an arched opening in a thick stone wall, low sun lighting the stonework A high view across a sprawl of pale houses and terracotta roofs, dark pine trees in the foreground under a clear blue sky People silhouetted on a hilltop terrace under trees, looking out over the river to a suspension bridge in the low sun

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