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PORTUGAL PHOTOS
 
 
Enjoying the afternoon in the square...
 
Above; Local residents of Vianna do Castelo enjoying the afternoon.
 
 
Detail painted on stone Tile painting
 
Above left; Detail of faux painting in Se cathedral in Vianna do Castello
Above right; Tiles on a backstreet wall. This "painting" is composed of over 400 individual tiles.
 
 
 
 
Above left; The Santa Luzia church sits atop the mountain above Vianna do Castelo.
Above right; the view of the Lima Estuary from the church steps.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Above; Scenes of Porto from across the Douro River,
in front of the port wine lodges.
 
 
  
 
 
Above; Inside the port wine lodge of Taylor's.
 
 
 Yeah, I added some digital hair to my bald spot....
 
 
Above left; The Cathedral at Fatima.
Above right; Dave lighting a candle.
 
 
 
 
Above; The amazing Ginga man himself, J. Manuel L. Lima.
 
 
  
 
Above left; A backstreet window in Lisbon with different azulejos top, middle and bottom.
Above right; The Lisbon harbor as seen from the castle
 
  
 
 
Above three; The Capela dos Ossos in the Igreja de Sao Francisco in Elvito. In the top left, note the painted ceiling with skull trim. All of the wall surfaces and piller surfaces were covered in human bones.
 
 
  The guards are not real
 
Above left; The Pousada in the Castle, Alvito
Above right; Suit of armor "guarding the gate".
 
 
Good enough for my Princess
 
Above; The Queen's bedroom
 
 
 
 
Above left; Plaster ceiling crest in bedroom with blue tiles underneath.
Above right; View from room to garden, pool, and countryside.
 
 
 
 
Above; The Queen in her castle and the King in his.
 
 
 
 
Above; Typical style of the houses in the area around Alvito.
 
 
 
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