Fedoras afield

[1mach1]

Outing with the family

 

[dh66]

Great looking family Harv!
Great way to spend a day.

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[1mach1]

Thanks Dale!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Today my friends picked me up for a ride on West coast.

We started to go to lunch at a touristic place called "Sobreiro" were a miniature village exists. They make bread with chorizo (don't know if the USA have something like this), it is called "Pão com chourisso".

Sorry for the bad picture

This miniature village is for children to visit but adults visit it too.

It have this miniature village that have working parts moved by water:

 

[Joao Encarnado]

It have small shops full with tools used by crafters:

A big open space...

A little castle with a fountain

More Portuguese tipical houses

This is the outer wall.

After that we went to a beach I used to go 15-20 years ago. It's still the same.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

This is another beach (the next one to the North)

Next we went to a place were a battle happened in 1808 between French and English troops (the English were defending us). This is a monument made in 1908 commemorating the first 100 years.

This is a "Fartura" (I think it is called "churros" in Spain and Mexico).

After that went to Bombarral train station. Sadly the train had passed 9 minutes before...

Visited too this sanctuary

and this one near Óbidos

 

[Cattus Petasatus]

Joao, if your chorizo is anything like ours here in Texas, I know I would like it.

My wife and I went to Phoenix last weekend. She was there for work and I flew out on Friday to make it a weekend get-a-way.

There was a Chihuly glass exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens. That's why there's glass mixed in with the cactus.


Can you guess why this is called Octopus Cactus?



This was our view at dinner on Sunday.



Oh, yeah, something about a hat. My new Dobbs Florentine Milan from Heritage Hats in Scotsdale. Nice shop, the front half is western, the back half is fedoras. Both sides have straw and felt. If you're in the area, stop by.

 

[1mach1]

Great pics Joao and Cattus!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Joao, if your chorizo is anything like ours here in Texas, I know I would like it.

I can't tell because I've never been in Texas (or in american continent). It's more like spanish...
Nice cactus. Never saw the one on the second picture. There is a similar cactus like the first picture that gives fruits.

Great pics Joao and Cattus!

Thanks.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Joao it is always a pleasure to see Portugal. I travelled your country extensively many years ago and your pictures make me want to come back.
Saturday I visited the Bisazza Foundation for a photographic exhibition of Candida Hofer and on the way to take some photos on the backs roads of the plains. Bisazza is one of the most important mosaic's producers in Europe.
It is not so far from Verona where I live, is between my town and Vicenza (Palladio home), so in fortyfive minutes we were on the old industrial site of mosaic's production, now transformed in an marvellous atelier (permanent) for Design and Contemporary Architecture.
The photos are a simple route in an astounding reconverted space where there are works by the following designers: Tord Boontje, Aldo Cibic, Sandro Chia, Jaime Hayon, Alessandro Mendini, Fabio Novembre, Mimmo Paladino, Andrée Putman, Ettore Sottsass, Studio Job, Patricia Urquiola, Marcel Wander.
Everything is made of mosaics :smile:
The garden and entrance
For hats lovers
Some installations:









and outside space:


the exit

 

[Tedquinton]

Wow, fantastic photo essays.

Joao I spent a week in Lagos a few years ago and I'm remember a trip to the atlantic coast. I vaguely remember a monument to Henry the Navigator I think his voyages of discovery set off from around there...is that near where your photo's were taken?

Daniele, great photos. I've never been to Verona, but will definitely visit some time in the future. I've always wanted to visit since studying Romeo and Juliette in school many years ago:

“Two households, both alike in dignity
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.”

Thanks again for sharing your travels.

Greg

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Greg hope you have time and want to come in Verona.
Bisazza Foundation is in the town of Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza) one of the main site of Romeo and Juliet tragedy

The universally recognized homeland of Romeo and Juliet is the city of Verona, the function of the two manors of Montecchio (known precisely, as Castles "Romeo and Juliet") may not be so unimportant in view of at least assumptions that led to the creation of art, the setting and the writing of the novel.

Legend attributes the two fortresses Scala of Verona families of the Montagues and Capulets, making the homes of Romeo and Juliet, enter into the popular folklore in the mid-nineteenth century, that is in full romantic mood, in a period in which much was heard charm of the medieval ruins and seemed easy to fall in such an environment evocative and fascinating stories.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Joao it is always a pleasure to see Portugal. I travelled your country extensively many years ago and your pictures make me want to come back.

Thanks. I do like to travel in my country. If I could I would travel more. I've been in the 4 "corners", it's amazing how things are so different in less than 1000 kms.

Thank you sharing yours.

Joao I spent a week in Lagos a few years ago and I'm remember a trip to the atlantic coast. I vaguely remember a monument to Henry the Navigator I think his voyages of discovery set off from around there...is that near where your photo's were taken?

Lagos is in Algarve in the south.
There is one monument of Henry in Lagos... or are you thinking on the big monument in Lisbon?
Lisbon is near from were I live but about 100kms from were the pictures I took.

 

[RBH]

Working on a few hats at Buckaroo this weekend!

 

[alanfgag]

Way to honor a conformateur... :eusa_clap

 

[RBH]

Ay the shop working on hats!

Here is a 6 inch brim for you Jao!

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[TheDane]

Way to honor a conformateur... :eusa_clap

As I understand it, that's what most hatters use the old AM conformateurs for. Very likely, that's why so many custom hats fit so well

Beautiful green hat, Rusty/Mike! That might even make me consider a western

 

[RBH]

Thanks Ole!

Working on a 7 3/4 size fuzzy Pale Rider.


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[RBH]

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[RBH]

Mike with his grandson. He really loves his new orange cowboy hat.!

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