Thursday, September 25, 2014

PORTUGAL: Porto and Coimbra





Photos taken by my daughter Sofia at "Botanical Garden" in Coimbra, Portugal.
The Botanical Garden, located in the heart of Coimbra since 1772, by the Marquis of Pombal, extends over 13 ha in land which were mostly donated by Benedictine monks.
O Jardim Botânico, localizado no coração da cidade de Coimbra desde 1772, por iniciativa do Marquês de Pombal, estende-se por 13 hectares em terrenos que na sua maior parte foram doados pelos frades Beneditinos.


My daughter Sofia at the bridge Dom Luís I over the River Douro, in Porto, Portugal.
Minha filha Sofia na ponte Dom Luís I sobre o Rio Douro, no Porto, Portugal.
 
All photos were taken by Sofia in 2012 when she was in Portugal.
Header: Photo to Coimbra city, from the “Elevador do Mercado”, the Elevator of the Market.
 
 




 

 


 

26 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful city!
    Such a beautiful daughter!
    Greetings from New York

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  2. Beautiful photos! Looks like a very neat place to visit!

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  3. That must have been a memorable trip. Beautiful gates and fences, plus a very lovely young woman. What I wouldn't give for her hair!!

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  4. Beleza de fotos e lugar! bjs, tudo de bom,chica

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  5. :) Que beleza de fotos Sonia, obrigado por partilhar.

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  6. just a gorgeous place with gates and fences! gorgeous daughter, too. :)

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  7. Cool header Sonia! The pictures your daughter took are beautiful and so is she. Those are some awesome gates and fences and the stone work.. lovely!

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  8. wow...everything is sooo pretty in these photos...prettiest of all is your daughter...:)

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  9. Your daughter is lovely and her shots of the fences/gates and entry ways were delightful and beautiful.

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  10. Wouldn't that be a lovely place for a stroll.
    Your daughter is lovely too.

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  11. beautiful photos and your daughter is very pretty!

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  12. Your photos make me want to go to Portugal right now. It looks so beautiful.

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  13. That is an elaborate gate, and nice photos your daughter has taken. I'd love to get back to Portugal one day.

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  14. Pretty pictures, I always enjoy visiting places similar to this!!

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  15. Wonderful photos! Did she see some of the mosaics while she was there?

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  17. une destination de rêve.. encore..

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  18. It is so very Beautiful there! And Sofia's pictures are really fabulous! You and Sofia and Carlos and your son---ALL take the most Beautiful pictures....
    I always feel I am getting a tour of the world and seeing places I will never ever get to see, any other way!Thank you for that, dear Sonia.

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  19. Architectural and gardens -- two of my favorite things together in this post.

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  20. Gorgeous lace! I hope to visit Portugal someday...and Brazil too!

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  21. Lovely exotic snaps, love the bridge, the architecture and the foliage and a lovely photo of your Sofia.

    Diana

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  22. Yes, Portugal is definitely on my list.

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  23. What a wonderful garden to visit. It looked like it was a lovely sunny day. Your photos are superb and you daughter seems very happy.

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  24. Querida Sónia
    A sua filha é muito bonita e embeleza ainda mais este belo cenário.
    As fotografias revelam locais maravilhosos,mas não há dúvidas de que a fotógrafa tem muito mérito.
    Obrigada por mostrar ao mundo os lindos sítios,jardins e espaços das nossas cidades.
    Um beijinho
    Beatriz

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