Sé de Lisboa - Lisbon Cathedral - Lisbon, Portugal

The Lisbon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Lisbon, Portugal. The oldest Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major - Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa (Portuguese) ... Official name: Sé de Lisboa. Designated, 10 January 1907.

Christ the Redeemer - Almada, Portugal.

The Sanctuary of Christ the King (Portuguese: Santuário de Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in Almada, in Portugal.It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, after the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon visited that monument. The project was inaugurated on 17 May 1959, while Portugal was ruled by the authoritarian President of the Council of Ministers António de Oliveira Salazar who gave his final permission for the project. The giant statue in cement was erected to express gratitude because the Portuguese were spared the effects of World War II. 

Lisbon, Portugal, Igreja de Sao Roque, Church of St. Roque

The bland facade of the Igreja de Sao Roque hides one of the most exquisite and decorative churches of Lisbon, and possibly Portugal. Inside the white washed church and adjoined museum are some of the finest examples of Jesuit sacred art and the beautiful chapel Saint John the Baptist. If a tourist was to only visit the interior of one church in Lisbon the Igreja de Sao Roque would be the church of choice.

Lisbon, Portugal

Suspension Bridge across the 

Rio Tejo, (River Tagus) Lisbon.
Link between Lisbon City in the North to Almada in the South.

Rossio Square, Lisbon, Lisbon by Night

View of Rossio Square (Praca Rossio)

Rossio Square is the popular name of the Pedro IV Square (Portuguese: Praça de D. Pedro IV) in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon and has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages. It has been the setting of popular revolts and celebrations, bullfights and executions, and is now a preferred meeting place of Lisbon natives and tourists alike.

The current name of the Rossio pays homage to Pedro IV, King of Portugal. The Column of Pedro IV is in the middle of the square.

Lisboa Antiga, Old Lisbon, Portugal

Street Cars - Trams of Lisbon

The Lisbon tramway network (Portuguese: Rede de eléctricos de Lisboa) serves the municipality of Lisbon, capital city of Portugal. In operation since 1873, it presently comprises five urban lines.

These quaint, old-fashioned trams lurch and screech around the narrow streets of the capital. No visit to Lisbon is complete without taking a ride on one of these classic, pre-war, Remodelado trams. In total there are five different tram routes, which either head east (towards Alfama) or west (towards Belem). This guide will provide an introduction to Lisbon's tram network and outlines each of the five routes.

Lisbon, Portugal

Praça do Comercio a.k.a. Terreiro do Paço (Palace Yard), because it was the location of the Paços da Ribeira (Royal Ribeira Palace) until it was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake.

Belem Tower - Portugal

Hideaway of the Blessed - O Escondidinho das Beatas

O ESCONDIDINHO DAS BEATAS

The Hideaway of the Beatas

on 'Rua das Beatas' - Lisbon - Portugal

Lisbon - Portugal

Lisbon Marina on the River Tagus

Lisbon by Night

Lisbon by Night

Guantanamera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yiUVSPeWcE

GUANTANAMERA

Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera

Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera

Yo soy un hombre sincero

De donde crecen las palmas.

Yo soy un hombre sincero

De donde crecen las palmas.

Y antes de morir me quiero

Echar mis versos del alma.

Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera, 

Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera.

Mi verso es de un verde claro

Y de un carmin encendido.

Mi verso es de un verde claro

Y de un carmin encendido.

Mi verso es un ciervo herido

Que busca en el monte amparo.

The words mean "I am a truthful man from the land of the palm trees.

And before dying, I want to share these poems of my soul.

My poems are soft green. My poems are also flaming crimson.

My poems are like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in the forest.

The last verse says: 

'Con los pobres de la tierra'. 

With the poor people of this earth I want to share my fate. 

The streams of the mountains please me more than the sea."

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Por los pobres de la tierra

Quiero yo mi suerte echar

Por los pobres de la tierra

Quiero yo mi suerte echar

Y el arroyo de la sierra

Me complace mбs que el mar

Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera, 

Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera

GOA, GOANS & GOANESS

GOA, GOAN & GOANESS

Proud of their professions, trade and skills,

religion, status, faith and beliefs.

Down by the River at Chapora - Goa

Down by the River at Chapora, Siolim, Bardez, Goa.

 ~ Water Colours by Tony Fernandes