Thursday, May 16, 2024
Two boys playing cricket just off the Karakoram Highway While traveling the Karakoram Highway through Pakistan I stopped in Passu for three nights. My memory of Passu in July of 1989 was it just being made up of a small collection of houses. Nothing else. One of those was the guest house that I stayed in. This was run by a lovely man who use to be in the Pakistan army.
Looking north from Arrábida Natural Park.
Man with goat in the Hunza Valley, Pakistan in 1989
Passing the car ferry heading to Setúbal as we are on the other ferry heading to Comporta. A very small boat with a couple of people fishing from it, sits between us.
Some more paintings from artist Veronika Blyzniuchenko. The stars in the lower left are sponsored by visitors, a percentage of the sponsorship going towards the restoration of the Basilica.
Friday, May 10, 2024
My wife and I were in Lisbon yesterday and met up with an old Portland friend who had been living Portugal for eight years. After lunch she took us to an art exhibition at the Estrela Basilica, by a young Ukrainian artist, Veronika Blizniuchenko. It is not an easily found exhibition, situated as it is in the former convent behind the Basilica. While visiting the Basilica, Bluzniuchenko noticed the convent from its rooftop gallery.
We found this very hidden Gelato shop today. What a gem it is. The owner trained in Italy and now makes his own. Delicious. Repeat visit assured.
Highways in the sky.
Over the rooftops.
Taken in Sintra about a week ago. In the grounds of Biester Palace, a gem to visit to escape the crowds.
Late afternoon Lisbon light.
April Photoblogging Challenge, Bonus Day 2: Unputdownable suggested by @jimmitchell
An old church near to Comporta, Portugal.
Keeping an eye on you…or not.
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 30: Hometown suggested by @mattypenny
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 29: Drift suggested by @SimonWoods
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 28: Community suggested by @stupendousman
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 27: Surprise suggested by @Sdevore
Evening in Alentejo.
Listening to the night time concert.
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 26: Critter suggested by @7robots
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 25: Spine suggested by @thedimpause
Just home from an evening walk along the Sado River. Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution here in Portugal. In Alcácer do Sal tonight Rui Veloso will be on stage beside the Sado at 10:00pm with fireworks at midnight…and then the party goes on until the early hours.
I don’t know how much I will manage to see tonight, but we were treated to a sound check by Rui on our walk. The first time that I have heard his music, and I liked it.
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 24: Light suggested by @eumrz
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 23: Dreamy suggested by @maique
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 22: Blue suggested by @lzbth
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 21: Mountain suggested by @dejus
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 20: Ice suggested by @the
This photograph shows the terminus of the Batura Glacier in the Karakorum mountains of Pakistan. It sits at around 4,000m (13,123ft), and at the time that I visited the glacier terminated 0.5km from the Karakoram Highway.
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 19: Birthday suggested by me (@crossingthethreshold)
April Photoblogging Challenge, Day 18: Mood suggested by @agilelisa
