I am off with the kids. Mountain first, ocean aprés. Fare molto, of course.
Big hug to all my friends - take care

Listen: youtu.be/QnrYkqXi21o

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There are more than twenty old military fortresses along Lisbon coastline. You can find this one, named São João das Maias, right on the sea promenade at Santo Amaro de Oeiras beach. It was built in 1644 by the Portuguese King D. João IV and was recently restored and painted some kind of martial pink. Eh eh

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Blue world.... Monde bleu .... Mondo blu...

To my old friend João Pinheiro, now in heaven. So many great summer memories in Ericeira, which he loved so much. Goodbye mate, goodbye

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This is is the oldest bridge over the river Tejo (1966), similar to the Golden Gate in San Francisco. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 20th largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper platform carries six car lanes, the lower platform two train tracks. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge. Its new sister (Vasco da Gama) was opened in 1998 and is the longest bridge in Europe (9th in the world) with a total lenght of 17,2km...

Listen to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final masterpiece - «Requiem»
youtu.be/Zi8vJ_lMxQI

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According to the travel guide «U City Guides», these are the ten most beautiful cities of the World:

1.º Venezia (Italy); 2.ª Paris (France); 3.º Prague (Czech Republic); 4.º Lisboa (Portugal); 5.º Rio de Janeiro (Brasil); 6.º Amsterdam (Holland); 7.º Firenze (Italy); 8.º Roma (Italy); 9.º Budapest (Hungary); 10.º Brugge (Belgium)

I have visited them all and yes, they are special… just like Cape Town, Sydney, Barcelona, Hong Kong, New York, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, London, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, San Francisco, Vancouver, Florianópolis, Auckland, Marseille, so many more ….

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