Sunday, April 8, 2012

lisbon, portugal

Happy Easter!
We have just returned from a few days in Lisbon, Portugal ... what a place! The lyric "beauty in the breakdown" has never been truer ~ this beautiful city is largely in decay, but in a captivating way. Great architecture, great food and wonderful people ~ we had an excellent time. I bought a new lens (17-50mm) for my camera especially for this trip, allowing me to take some wide angle and better streetscape shots. Here are a few of my favourite ...











I also took loads of pics on my phone and uploaded them to instagram (@yardagedesign) if you'd like to see more of what I saw. Have a brilliant week where-ever in the world you are!

9 comments:

Christina Lowry said...

Sigh... :)

Lotti said...

Love your photos, they are absolutely beautiful. It may be in decay, but you are right, it is very captivating.

Unknown said...

These photos are gorgeous! I've been dreaming about Portugal lately as a friend of mine is living there with her family at the moment and loving every minute of it... can't wait to go travelling again... Thanks for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

Stunning photos! Lisbon has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember and these photos have just confirmed that I need to get there asap!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely stunning shots Nic! Oh, we sooo loved our Lisbon trip, and these took me straight back - thank you. That song is one of my favs too, perfect!! Have to get on to instagram.. x Alisa

Kylie said...

Wow! Fabulous photos :) Kx

posie blogs Jennie McClelland said...

Oh wow, this is amazing, loving your Spanish adventure & photography, love Posie

Caroline said...

Hi Nic, just catching up on your blog because for some reason your photos don't come up on my reader on my phone (which is where I do a lot of blog reading these days for various reasons). Stunning photos! I once went to a conference in Faro in the south of Portugal, very different to Lisbon it seems. I'm going to have to put Lisbon on my to visit list I think. Reminds me a little of Barcelona, one of my favourite all time places. xx

Star Stuff Group said...

Wow! amazing photographs!!! i like them and it force me to think about the past. Really nice, captivating & motivating...
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