"Rita Berkowitz" <ritaberk2008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Focus wrote:
>
>> Check out google with quinta, palacio and ****tugal. The Quinta da
>> Regaleira is an amazing place. Will take all day to see. Many more
>> palaces and quintas around Lisbon. Wild life in the north: wolves and
>> golden eagles. Fantastic mountains with waterfalls. Rocks, beautiful
>> beaches all along the coast. Weatherproof weather ;-)
>> What I like is the way they leave things alone. Old buildings, old
>> walls (of Roman times) nothing is broken down. Abandoned factories,
>> houses etc. make excellent photo locations.
>> I would stay away from the Algarve in the summer season.
>>
>> Did you know that ****tugal is not only one of the oldest of the
>> European countries, but also has the oldest original border? So older
>> even than Greece or Italy.
>> Best part is the people; very friendly and not so used to visitors
>> (yet). But a lot of them don't speak English. I would say very below
>> average compared with any other western European country. Even much
>> of the policemen don't speak English.
>> One time I started talking to a young cop in Lisbon, but not one
>> word.... Unbelievable.
>
> Thanks for the pointers. I'll definitely e-mail you when the date is
set
> and maybe my family can hook up with yours and you can show us around.
It will be my (our) pleasure!
There are still a lot of places I want to visit too. I've been living here
for more than a year now, but I've only been around my city in a circle of
about 50 miles. And still I have so much left to see even there.
Lisbon is an amazing capitol with very much to see and do. Much nice and
modern shopping malls and great landmarks, like the Christo Rei (Christ
the
King); very like the one in Brazil but smaller. About 100 yards tall. The
Ponte de 25 Abril is an almost identical bridge to the Golden Gate in San
Francisco. It was even built and designed by the same people. The other
bridge, Vasco da Gama, is the longest of Europe, both crossing the Tagus
river.
For photography is really is one of the best places: you see the super
rich
from Estoril's Casino (biggest in Europe) and a little later you pass a
man
with a donkey or a goat shepherd. The last are still very much around.
Hm, maybe I should become a part time travel guide?
Anyone else? ;-)
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Focus
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