Saturday, April 20, 2013

An Italian-American Girl in Lisbon

Last August I rented out my office/guest bedroom for two weeks, in order to get by between jobs. I was quite nervous at the time, never having shared my day to day life and apartment with anyone, let alone a stranger. Little did I know that I was about to gain  a friend.

Daniela came to Lisbon to learn Portuguese. She’s an Italian-American living in Paris. Super energetic, sweet & fun to be around, Dani’s visit was a breath of fresh air. I enjoyed showing her around my favorite spots in the city, taking her to eat at some cute and delicious restaurants, to concerts and just having her as a housemate.

These are a few shot’s from her stay. I have no idea if there are more in other films. I’ve been lazy with developing films lately…

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Lud hanged with us quite a bit as well. Here at Grémio do Carmo. We stayed there all afternoon with Vera & Hugo, with the place all to ourselves. Unfortunately Grémio closed, just a few weeks ago after a very successful year.

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Took her to see Filho da Mãe playing live. Of course :).

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We also took the boat and crossed to the other side of the river so Lud would show us her favorite spots in Almada’s coast.

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And that’s all for today.

I hope to be renting out the room again this summer.

Saturday, April 06, 2013

Tondela, oh Tondela.

In July it was Peter’s birthday and to celebrate that legendary event, he invited us to spend the weekend in his hometown, Tondela, a municipality in the central Portuguese subregion of Dão-Lafões.

This trip couldn’t have been in a better and most needed time for me. It was amazing and soul healing.

It’s a beautiful region, breath taking at moments, and I hope I get to go back someday soon.

Here are a few shots from those days.

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