Lisboa
I had a long and ponderous post about an exciting and exhausting week in Lisbon, full of Serious Observations. In many ways this was a difficult trip for me, with old bittersweet memories and new challenges. But I read it over and yawwwwwwwwn, people. Never mind all that. In keeping with the low-on-text and high-on-pixel approach of the last post, therefore, I’m attempting a simpler recipe.
Take some red roofs in bright sunlight:
Add some history (an old Moorish castle, a few medieval lanes, and the irony of capturing the monument to Portuguese global power at sunset):
Blend in a generous helping of old and new friends, fresh seafood and red wine, and the delicious melancholia of fado…
…and I do believe it will all taste very good indeed!
I did lots of knitting, and will show detailed progress (or more accurately, lack thereof) in a couple of days once I have some photos. Strong winds delayed my flight back by a day, about which I was really annoyed at first, but then thankful after seeing this video. So I have a ton of work to catch up on. But hey, in the meantime, here is a yarn store right in downtown Lisbon, in Baixa-Chiado. The euro prices for the mostly acrylic blends kept me from buying, but the colour selections were to die for.
