Portugal: unrelated photos

Lisbon, basic sidewalk

Wherever we went in Portugal, sidewalks were like this:.  stones in approximately 3x3x6inches, mosaic-ed into place.  Sometimes decoratively, sometimes not -- easy to make it fancy, or delineate a plaza or special walkways.  Sidewalks were easily repaired -- no need to replace the whole thing, just put in a few more pieces; we saw it being done all over the country.  Somewhat slippery when wet.  

Wide sidewalk in Coimbra.

A sidewalk in Sintra - fancier, as was everything in Sintra.

I'd never seen Jesus either so buff or dressed this way.  This painting, from the1670s,  is in the
 Royal Palace in Sintra.

Opening.  

A death's head moth, part of a building's decorations.  The  very wealthy guy who built this odd home was a horticulturalist and an entomologist, among other things.  Into details big time.  

In the Castro museum in Coimbra, a relief sculpture of the ladies observing Christ's body.  

The way to do skylights on clay tiled roofs -- clear roof tiles.  

A type of drinking fountain/face washing system we found in several cities, ca. early 1900s.
Water could arrive with great force.

Cute bee ride, outside of a bar.

African man and his coffee bean friend inviting folks in for a cup of espresso, Braga.

Plastic bottle top collections, for charity.  We saw these all over Portugal.

New to me:  a sort of uncomfortable looking, assymetrical Mary, and a squirmy unhappy baby Jesus.  
Braga, Portugal, from the 1600s.

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Decorations for ladies, from the 1870s.  Including a bird's head, and also a whole bird to pin on one's bodice or hat.  

Head pin.

Why not wear the whole thing.

This lady had special slippers for working on the shoe store display window.  

Grave cherub, stone ladies (above) on sisters' graves..

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Weird, gnarled tree, along a sidewalk in Lisbon.  Still growing

Saw lots of reliquary guys, but this was unusual, pulling open his shirt to show his reliquary.

Two ubiquitous Portuguese delights:  cafe leite and a nata pastry (light flaky crust filled with an egg custard)  about 2.5E.

Landsailing in southern Portugal, by the Atlantic.

Typical Portuguese fire hydrant.

Basket of snails for sale --  escape in process.