The blue church and trolley wires at the edge of the Baixa neighborhood
Having spent some hours scanning through my photographs from my recent trip to Barcelona and Lisbon, with side trips to Gerona and Sintra; gathering selects, retouching, etc, I wasn’t sure where to begin. I’m not interested in creating some kind of narrative or linear story of our trip, as it wasn’t linear, and the narrative changed constantly.
So I’ve decided to start with some high-chroma and steep (naturally) scenes from Lisbon, in the Baixa-Shiado and Alfama neighborhoods, and a couple farther afield. The Alfama ones were from our Castelo Sao Jorge day— it was a grand afternoon of meandering and taking things slowly. We also met some peacocks, but that’ll keep til another day.
For now just take in the angles, colors, and alleyways and feel the sun on your face and the cobbles under your feet.
A house tiled in bright aquaClothes in the line in Alfamaan inviting alleyway of yellow in AlfamaBlue patterned tiles on a house in AlfamaOn the way to Rossio train station to head out to SintraLooking down steps into a courtyard and its mural devoted to FadoTerra cotta tiles cover the rooftops of LisbonApproaching LX Factory after our day sailing the harborThe square where the Carmo Convent sits, awash in purple blossomsLooking down from Castelo de São Jorge at the lovely terraced houses that cascade harborward to the Tagus RiverIn one of Lisbon’s marinas, bristling with masts of sailing vesselsA section of the figures arrayed around a caravel on the Monument to the Discoveries in Belém
These are lovely photos. The colors really make it seem somewhat like a wonderland. My favourite was the one with the graffiti. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you! It’s a beautiful place 🙂
Looks surreal! Those colors and tiles are fantastic. And I see Daggar blue!!
I did some color-correction, to make it look the way it felt at the time 🙂 Def Daggar Blue!
Love all those colors. And the clothes give a sense of welcoming, I guess. 🙂
Thanks!
lx factory after sailing the harbor/ elizabeth daggar 2019