Monday, September 01, 2008

Cascais - Portugal

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A small fishing port not far from Lisbon ~ Cascais. Famous as it used to be a popular retreat destination for Royal family in the 1800s/1900s.

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IMG_1629 you can tell how early we are when there is no signs of human.

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the streets in early morning.

IMG_1634 town hall with King D. Pedro I, who elevated Cascais to the status of village in 1364

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Beautiful hand painted tiles. I like the combination in this picture with the red post box.

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reminds me of the mermaid statue at Copenhagen..

IMG_1640 Many came here for its excellent weather, wind and sea conditions to surf or sail. Not forgetting to mention, Cascais was also the official host of ISAF World Championship in 2007 for dinghies and yachts racing. This event is held every 4 years and the next will be 2011 in Fremantle, Western Australia.

IMG_1638 chilling out at the hotel by the beach…

IMG_1641 huge ass anchor.

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King Carlos l, 1863 – 1908. He became king of Portugal in 1889 and installed the first oceanographic laboratory in Cascais.

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souvenir anyone?

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Praia dos Pescadores

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trying to capture the boy in the beautiful backdrop

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over exposed…so bright, so sunny, I love.

Posing with my friend’s piece of what I called ‘useless piece of metal’ while on the train back…

Thoughts on Cascais > Ride the waves, Follow the breeze…

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