Blogs from Portugal, Europe - page 158

We arrived to rain, so we opted for the hop on hop off bus tour and we decided on a seat undercover. It was a good option as we got to see a lot of the city, got our bearings, and allowed the rain Gods to finish up their gardening. After the bus we jumped on the Gondola which took us to the top of the hill. The rain scared away most of the tourists so there were no lines and we got a Gondola to ourselves. We had great views all the way up. Most of our pictures don't do the place justice. This city would make San Francisco look like Saskatchewan. Every house has a view of the ocean cuz each one is higher than the next. We're hopeful the parking break technology in ... read more

I remember saying these words in November 2009 and repeating them many times since. I also remember saying I had absolutely no desire to ever live in Europe. Never say never I guess ... Let's back up a little bit ... After the last entry, I went to Morocco for a couple weeks, then flew through Lisbon (my worst flight experience ever) to Boston. I spent about nine months there, worked some random jobs including a couple weeks at the Museum of Science and about five months at Northeastern University. And then something unexpected happened. My friend Liz called me, freaking out because she was leaving in two weeks for Portugal to get an MBA. She asked (what I thought was rhetorically) if I would go with her. I said that due to my first and ... read more

Uma Experiência de Trabalho na Câmara Municipal de Bristol Por Francisco Sousa Rio, arquitecto do Departamento de Museus e Património Cultural da Câmara Municipal do Porto, onde trabalha na salvaguarda e valorização do património arquitectónico da cidade. O Programa Leonardo da Vinci A Câmara Municipal do Porto candidatou, com sucesso, um conjunto de mobilidades internacionais (estágios) para os seus trabalhadores, através do Programa de Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida – Leonardo da Vinci. Estes estágios realizados em instituições de referência internacionais, preferencialmente municípios, em áreas consideradas chave para a CMP, pretendem potenciar a aquisição/desenvolvimento de competências, visando a transferência para a CMP de conhecimentos e a partilha de práticas inovadoras. Porquê Bristol Na perspectiva da conservação... read more

Our Adventure Monday 29th November to Sunday 5th December 2010. Monday 29th November 2010 Fatima. Not too cold as it is raining. Off to Tomar – more country roads so we went the long way around but got there OK. Parked in the centre of the town car park and off to see the tourist information office. Maps and directions were great, so walked up the hill to the visit the ‘Convent of Christ’ and the ‘Knights Templar Castle’. The members of the Order of the Temple helped the Portuguese fight the Moors in the XIIth and XIIIth centuries. As a set-off against their effective aid, they received lands and acquired a certain political power. Tomar was chosen in 1156 as headquarters of the Order of the Knights Templar and the Convent of Christ was founded ... read more

MADEIRA Dag 1 10-mei-2004 Om 4:45 uur door Cees naar schiphol gebracht Goede vlucht met Transavia en 3:30 uur later landen we op Madeira.~ Opgewacht door de hostess van Suntrek, daarna naar hotel en na wat informatie van de hostess op stap naar het centrum. We lopen de lange, soms heuvelachtige kustweg af. Funchal is een mooie stad veel paarse bloemen in de bomen, veel in bloei, mooi oude gebouwen en een aardige boulevard. Het is zonnig weer met wat donkere wolken in de bergen. We lopen eerst naar de Info voor wat maps en info over de stad en omgeving. Daarna naar de kabelbaan en gaan mee naar Monte. Hier motregent het een beetje. Na een cappuccino, wat rondgelopen te hebben in het plaatsje en de mooie tuinen, dalen we af richting Funchal, heel ... read more