Lisbon

John Elkington · 8 April 2019 · Leave a Comment

Just back from a week in Lisbon – and here are some images to capture the spirit of the journey.

Spotted in passing

Sunfish at the Oceanarium

Lionfish, I think

Walking back from the Oceanarium

Balancing act

Pigeons

Lisboa

Finger on aerosol button

Passing by

Tree

Ditto

Walking up to the castle

Ditto

Gene – or genie?

Fishflight

Fractal sky

Amália Rodrigues

At the Gulbenkian Museum: Phineas P. Gage and his headache

Memorable brands from my childhood

Where it all started, collecting ancient coins. Reminds me of the period of my life where I shuttled to and and from Hamburg, buying Roman coins at London auction houses and taking them to Peter Siemer in Hamburg. He was too well known to bid at auction, so when he arrived prices went up. They didn’t when I bid. So back and forth I shuttled. And on the return trip, I would bring second hand left-hand drive Volkswagens to sell to American students wanting to drive around Europe. Something of a racket, I suppose. But may stories.

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I began this blog with an entry reporting on a visit to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, on 30 September 2003. The blog element of the website has gone through several iterations since, with much of the older material still available.

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