Portugal - Photo cc. 1995

Not posting for long time I'm back with other Portuguese photo (well, indeed a slide scan). This one is not exactly on rocks or stone constructions but about tiles. The art of hand-painting tiles is a tradition here and even some quite recent houses still use them as a decor. In fact, some of the tiles used nowadays are more industrial than traditional and the patterns are quite awful creating what we call a "toillet like effect". They are not properly a demonstration of good taste...

However, the traditional tiled sceneries can be very pleasant, as you can see by this example.

Posting this, I decided to start introducing other photo themes in the blog. Not abandoning the idea of presenting more "stone" photos I will introduce new themes gradually. Maybe a concession to my ego, since all the photos presented are mine and this is my unique way to show them (despite nobody else is seeing, except my family...)

Portugal - Photo cc. 1995

Stone houses under a Summer sunshine. Old slide scanned, quite scratched, but I like it for the explosive burst of light which brings me memories of old summer countryside vacations .

Piódão - Portugal - Photo Cc. 1993

Dark stone houses from a village in the centre of Portugal - Piódão. All the village houses are dark like these ones, made from raw local stone. However, the local church is painted bright white. A must see!

On the first house you can see typical Portuguese wood spoons.

http://www.cm-arganil.pt/concelho/piodao.htm

Kleine Scheidegg - Switzerland - Photo 2003

A massive stone elegance. This is a view of the Jungfraujoch peak in Switzerland. The strong summer sunlight on the snow covered hills and the strong contrast with the dark green fields below are intensively Swiss. Believe me, the typical chocolate box pictures are nothing compared with the real thing !

If one day you can visit Switzerland, d0 not miss the opportunity of taking your own picture. However, be prepared: hordes of Japanese tourists will dispute you the best spots. Better move away a little far from the crowd, as I did. Do not worry, there is plenty of space. See the link below for more details on this magnificent region:

http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/guide/berner_oberland/railway.html