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Untold stories of Lisbon and Sintra
Kung-fu filming at Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon | Photo by Lauren Girardin
There are times when the little details fall into place. Those times will never involve technology.
If not for a recent, prolonged fight with security holes in software made by a company whose name rhymes with “Schmadobe” on our Eee PC laptop, I would have had many hours of time to write about the funky street graffiti that covers Lisbon like wallpaper; or about how our couchsurfing host Manuela loves to channel her inner Italian-mama by hosting weeknight pasta meals for eight; or how the romance of the sun setting over the Lisbon skyline was rattled by the filming of a kung-fu movie; or when Todd and I were left wondering why Portuguese dishes made with bacalhau – salt-cod, the unofficial national ingredient of Portugal – were not as good as those we had in Spain.
Instead, I got to edit registry entries, run virus scans, and install new programs. Woo hoo.
In the gardens of Quinta de Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal | Photo by Lauren Girardin
So, here’s photos from our four days in Portugal, including beautiful hilltop castles, stencil tags, and kung-fu fighting. The next dispatches about Spain’s Madrid and San Sebastian, will be filled with surprises.
Travel Photos from Lisbon and Sintra, Portugal
If you can’t see the photo slide show above, view the photo set on Flickr.
MichaelOct 2, 2008
L&T,
Thank you so much for the postcard. I received it amidst my three weeks of post-employment travel: http://michaelstravels.shutterfly.com. (I know, I know, it pales in comparison to your 1 year itinerary, but give some love for the newbees). The drawing was delightful and the text delicious. I’m honored to have received it during your Portuguese wanderings. You can now appreciate the kitsch along with me and other 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-generation Portuguese-Americans. The Madonna just makes us nostalgic. :)
The pictures are fab. Todd, the ‘fro looks remarkably tame. Lauren, the long hair looks remarkably un-greasy. I looked worse after 3 days in Yosemite.
Keep the good posts coming!
xoxo,
Michael