Hard Hat 2

Braga works while I play

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April 4th 2007
I took a tour of Braga today so that I'd get an overview of the place. While I walkied around and rode on top of the open-air bus, Braga worked. People are cheaper than power here, so lots of work is done by hand. The cranne is lifting new roof tiles up. Look in the first two photos for the yellow hard hat. I'll give you a hint. Don't look on the head of the worker. The most spectatular thing I ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more