In mid-September we flew to Lisbon for a long weekend, actually for some friends’ wedding – the pictures of that are coming soon. Here, for now, are a few impressions from the rest of the weekend, with a slight focus on good food and strolling through the lanes. Perhaps also a little influenced by the wine that was poured at the wedding.
Left, a corner house clad in azulejos; right, blue-and-white tiles up close.A steep street with pastel houses and balconies.A sumptuous nave with a golden altar.A marble ornament in the church floor.Looking up into the painted dome.A smile in front of blue azulejos.Azulejo pictures of riders beneath arcades in a palace garden.A bust in a niche of colourful tiles, three times over.A stone statue in front of the cone-shaped clipped hedge.Left, a garden pavilion among palms; right, a blue wall with a plant.Left, a window in the red wall; right, blue-and-white tiles.A large tree in front of a pink house.Colourful facades with balconies, twice.Red deck, white pillar: the 25 de Abril Bridge from below.Left, an old facade; right, ivy on a red wall.The yellow tram in front of a pink house.Colourful ceramic plates on a wall.A statue at the viewpoint above the rooftops.A yellow house with many windows.Across the rooftops to the Castelo de São Jorge in the evening light.Pink evening sky over Lisbon, the 25 de Abril Bridge in the distance.A narrow street between tall colourful facades in the Baixa.Facades with many windows beneath a blue sky.Left, the Elevador de Santa Justa between the buildings; right, a tile pattern.Houses and a lantern reflected in a window.The wave pattern in the black-and-white paving, twice.Pink azulejos with a floral pattern on a house wall.A stone kiosk beneath green trees.Tiled roofs and facades of the old town.A yellow tile mural with a guitar and dancers – fitting for a weekend of good food and wine.A house clad in blue azulejos, a lantern in front.A row of houses with balconies, the “Prazeres 28” tram in front.
