Monday, December 31, 2012

The best "Bolo Rei" in Scandinavia....


..and Port wine

Bairro Alto....


..by night

Guincho....


..and a Better New Year to all !!!!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Parede....


photo: Portugalvirtual

Rua do Carmo....


..before the devastating fire of 1988

Saturday, December 29, 2012

The train from Madrid arrive at 21h40....


Santa Apolónia Station....some time for reflection

Friday, December 28, 2012

Costa do Sol....


Regina, and Estoril....very good indeed after 3600 km !

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Eden Cinema....


1931, by Cassiano Branco

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Metropolitano de Lisboa....

( click to enlarge)

photo: Estúdio Horácio Novais, (late 50`s ?)

Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas....

photo: Dorothea Lange, California, 1930`s

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Strong....


..but what is it ?

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Cascais....


Sunny....even in the winter

Castanhas....

photo: Estúdio Horácio Novais

Roasted chestnuts....in the streets of Lisbon....heavenly

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Cassiano Branco....and SAAB


But "instalações provisórias" became...."últimas instalações"

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Or in the mood for rest....



..with this "chauffeuse" by Niemeyer ?

In the mood for a new vehicle...?







photos: Estúdio Mario Novais

Ford Lusitana at Rua Castilho, 1932, by Porfírio Pardal Monteiro

Friday, December 14, 2012

"Dom över död man" (The Last Sentence)

Torgny Segerstedt, 1876-1945


Jesper Christensen and Pernilla August

A film by Jan Troell about one of the twentieth century's most courageous swedes....

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

12-12-2012....


Thursday, December 6, 2012

Lisbon prêt-à-porter....


..Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, (1970`s ?)

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Diário de Notícias....


1940, by Porfírio Pardal Monteiro

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Já é (quase) Natal....


..a mensagem nas portas do Cinema Odeon em Lisboa

Friday, November 23, 2012

Putte Wickman....

 foto: Scanpix, from another occasion

At Restaurante Baluarte in Cascais during the inauguration party for the new "Sweden House" in Carnaxide....the only time I saw him play....for 22 years ago.

Casa da Moeda....








1933, by Jorge Segurado

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Esplanada do Parque Silva Porto....


Abandoned....but a pleasant place in the past

Monday, November 19, 2012

North by Northwest....


..Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant, 1959

November....


..Slottsskogen

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Erik Dahlbergsgatan....1915


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Sapataria Lord....




..at Rua Augusta (1970)

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Högre Allmänna Läroverket....





photo: s_p_o_c

1936, by Nils Ahrbom and Helge Zimdal

Hovrätten.....


1948, by Haakon Ahlberg

Olof Wijksgatan, 9

Monday, November 12, 2012

Sad....


Mauritz Kaffe....gone !

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Dowton Abbey....




Maggie Smith....queen of the most gorgeous nuances

Dowton Abbey....British acting and entertainment at its best.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Restaurante Solmar....












 
 photo: lambda_x


Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, 108

Friday, November 9, 2012

Metropolis....


..by Heinz Schulz-Neudamm

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Slussen....1930`s


photo: C-G Rosenberg