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Surprisingly, another opportunity for a candid shot presented itself today. I watched this traveller come down from the walls of Sintra’s Pena Palace and sit down for a rest. I imagined the shot, but did not want to be intrusive. I decided that if he sat like this for a longer period that I would take the shot and see how it looked. It was nice that he kept his head down,… Read More
“In Lisbon, Fado doesn’t just echo through the night — it gathers around tables like this, where a candle flickers, a guitar waits, and every sip and every silence becomes part of the song.” – Ed Lehming On warm summer evenings, within the narrow, winding streets of Lisbon’s Bairro Alto district, warm lamplight and voices drift from numerous taverns. Apart from the many commercial Fado venues, this area is intimate. It’s not… Read More
“Walk Rua Augusta slowly — Lisbon reveals itself one storefront, one smile, one sunbeam at a time.” – Ed Lehming Yesterday’s image of the Praça do Comércio inspired me to do something that I don’t often do: post a photo with lots of people in it. Realistically, it’s hard to avoid on Rua Augusta unless you are out very early, and even then, this main thoroughfare is bustling with activity. I chose… Read More
“Praça do Comércio reminds us that every city has a gateway where past and present shake hands.” – Ed Lehming Here’s another image from my exploration of Lisbon last September. As we walked toward the river along Rua Augusta, the main commercial street, we passed through the Rua Augusta Arch, which dominates the base of the avenue. Built to commemorate the city’s reconstruction after the devastating 1755 earthquake, which destroyed much of… Read More
“Every passage we walk carries the present forward, yet leaves a quiet echo of the past behind.” – Ed Lehming Today’s image is another favorite of mine from the Chiado district of Lisbon. Many of the cobbled roadways have these arches that lead to large, mostly private courtyards. This particular one was open and led to several nice restaurants, and a clever florist has taken advantage of the space to showcase house… Read More
“Where the hills rise and the tracks curve, Lisbon carries you gently through time.” – Ed Lehming 2026 OK, so I decided to go back to the start of last year’s Spain/Portugal trip and walk through the photos in a somewhat clean timeline. It will be my way of sharing photos and memories and creating a bit of a travel journal for myself—something I had not really considered before. So, here we… Read More
“Every path we walk is shaped by the footsteps that came before it and the ones we choose to take now” – Ed Lehming I’m taking a bit of a nostalgic journey and revisiting images from 2025, including many from my trip to southern Spain and Portugal. I may jump back and forth a bit, so don’t expect a smooth timeline at this point. That too may change as I get into… Read More
“In the quiet shelter of stone and sea, solitude becomes a companion—steady, vast, and deeply kind.” – Ed Lehming This photo is a bit of a gem for me. Taken on vacation last September in Lagos, Portugal, on Praia dos Estudantes, the Beach of the Students. Usually a very busy place, but by late September, the air and sea have cooled and it’s less busy. It was still busy that day, but… Read More
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