Fedoras afield

[fabiovenhorst]

Beautiful, Fabio! What hat is that?

Coyle's Downtowner

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Big weekend in Algarve:

Went to Gibraltar. Nice place, nice beach.
Spain south is almost like Portugal, lots of hills. Hot weather very cloudy, seemed like being in a oven.

Crossing the airport runway. When a plane needs to land, the road closes.

Part of the wall.

Main Street

Me there

Europa Point. Southern part of Gibraltar

A cannon there

To go around the rock, there are some tunnels.

And the beach. First time I swam on the Mediterranean Sea. Very very nice.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Next day in the morning I went to the beach, this time "Vila Real de Santo Antonio" beach. Not many people there, the weather was not the best.

Looking to the east, can see Spain.

Looking to west. Can see "Monte Gordo", "Altura" buildings.

In the afternoon, went to "Silves", the medieval show was there.

Roman bridge, castle in the background.

Lots of small booths selling stuff related to the theme.

Diner was a "Telha" (mixed barbequed meats), some "sangria" and bread.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Yesterday, because it was raining in the morning, no beach.

Went for a drive in "Vila Real de Santo António" downtown. Some old nice buildings, sadly abandoned.

Gone to check "Castro Marim" castle for the medieval days that are going to happen near the end of August.

Returning home, come across "Mértola" castle

and "Aljustrel". The view from up there is amazing

 

[1mach1]

Great pics, Joao! Looks like a good time, despite the weather. Glad to the that the EC was chosen for the trip!

 

[RJR]

Great pics and a nice "tour",thanks,Joao.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Very interesting photos Joao.
Gibraltar is not a so common place to go and your visual diary is very well done.

 

[hatsRme]

Very interesting photos Joao.
Gibraltar is not a so common place to go and your visual diary is very well done.

Right you are, Daniele!

I was there a few times in the mid 1970s. Same rock! We would take the ferry up from Tangiers (across the Straits of Gibraltar), also an adventure! Thank you for the memories.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Charlie the Tangerine Dreams ;-9

 

[mikespens]

Looks like a great road trip Joao, thanks for sharing

 

[hatsRme]

Charlie the Tangerine Dreams ;-9

They're still at it, Daniele...LOOK! Good call!

 

[javadave61]

Spectacular!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Glad y'all liked.
I love Gibraltar. Nice place to be, very good prices on tobacco and booze, very british, nice people there.
Sadly 700 kms trip to be made in one day. Only if Spain made a road and a bridge on Guadalquivir river mouth it would be closer.
And yes, my visual is not common there. Lot's of people staring but no comments. Not much hats there, some panamas, some cloth, some wool. Nothing much.
Can't say much about the beach, only been there like 30 minutes. Warm and quiet water, the sun was already behind the rock when I got there.

 

[hatsRme]

Move the Rock, Joao.

 

[dh66]

Unbelievable, Joao!! Great pics, thanks for sharing those. Fantastic looking place.

 

[dh66]

Avondale Park, Birmingham AL

 

[RJR]

Nice pics,dh66.

 

[dh66]

Thanks RJR!

 

[mikespens]

Looks like common sense prevailed in 2011 Dale and the city is better for it. Looks like a great place aside from the apparent warning glyph which looks to caution aliens not to drink the water.

 

[Bamaboots]

Nice, Dale. Growing up, when I had a number of relatives in the B'ham area, it's what they all referred to as Avondale Springs. Thanks for the lesson.