GOOD NEWS * BOAS NOTÍCIAS

Photo by Sailor Girl of the Tower of Belém, a beautiful Lisbon Monument!!! * A Torre de Belém já voltou à normalidade, tendo-lhe sido finalmente retirado o colar obnóxio de bóias e defensas montado que alguma mente inspirada lhe tinha colocado!!!

A perfect view over Lisbon and the Tagus

Photo taken by Sailor Girl last Sunday aboard «Carnival Splendor». Click to better view it, specially the Monument to the Discoveries and the Tower of Belém. * Fotografia tirada por mim Domingo passado a bordo do «Carnival Splendor». Cliquem para aumentá-la.

The Tower of Belém, viewed from the Cais da Princesa

(Photo by Sailor Girl)

A BANDA DA FORÇA AÉREA PORTUGUESA!

Photos of the Band of the Portuguese Air Force, taken by Sailor Girl last Tuesday during the Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Norway.

VIVAM AS FORÇAS ARMADAS! VIVA PORTUGAL!

These are four of the many photos taken by me last Tuesday near the Tower of Belém, during the Ceremony in Honour of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Norway. Do not forget to click on the photos to better view them.

«NRP ÁLVARES CABRAL» and «NORGE» at River Tagus, on 27th May, 2008

This is one of the 187 photos taken by me yesterday near the Tower of Belém, during the Ceremony in Honour of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Norway. Unfortunatelly, I lost 87 of them when the battery ran out of charge while moving them from the camera... Well, there are worse things in life!... I will post many others as soon as possible! Do not forget to click on the photos to better view them.

O N.R.P. «Álvares Cabral» é o segundo navio da classe «Vasco da Gama» e foi o primeiro a ser concebido nos estaleiros navais da HDW, em Kiel. Este navio foi lançado à água em 6 de Junho de 1990, tendo como madrinha a Senhora Dona Maria Cavaco Silva, Mulher do então Primeiro-Ministro e actual Presidente da República. Foi adicionado ao efectivo da Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa no dia 24 de Maio de 1991.

Some official photos

About the photos on the Slideshow above

«King Harald V and Queen Sonia of Norway commenced a State Visit to Portugal by invitation of the President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva. The Norwegian monarchs came ashore from the Royal Yacht “Norge" in the Princess Dock, alongside the Tower of Belém, where the King of Norway received military honours. Afterwards, at the Jerónimos Monastery, King Harald laid a wreath of flowers by the tomb of Luís de Camões, followed by a visit to the cloisters of the Monastery. Later, at the Palace of Belém, the two couples met for a few moments before the meeting between the President of the Republic and the King of Norway, after which both Heads of State held a press conference. The two couples lunched together at the Palace Residence.»

«Os Reis Harald V e Sónia da Noruega, iniciaram hoje a visita de Estado a Portugal, a convite do Presidente da República e da Dr.ª Maria Cavaco Silva. Os monarcas noruegueses desembarcaram do Iate Real "Norge" no Cais da Princesa, junto à Torre de Belém, onde o Rei recebeu honras militares. Depois, no Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, o Rei Harald depôs uma coroa de flores no túmulo de Luís de Camões, tendo o casal visitado os claustros do Mosteiro.Mais tarde, no Palácio de Belém, os dois casais estiveram reunidos, antes do início do encontro entre o Presidente da República e o Rei da Noruega, após os que os dois Chefes de Estado prestaram declarações aos órgãos de informação. Os dois casais almoçaram, a sós, na residência do Palácio.»

Fonte (Text and Photographs on the Slideshow copyright of): [Presidência da República]

First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic

Photo by Sailor Girl of a replica in steel of the Seaplane «Santa Cruz» which flew the last legs of the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic in 1922 by Portuguese Heroes Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, two of the most reknowned naval officers in the World.

The Tower of Belém, rather early in the morning

(Photo by Sailor Girl)

The Tower of Belém, really early in the morning

(Photo by Sailor Girl)

Blue Tower

Lisbon's «Tower of Belém», on a blue version.

(photo by Porfírio Silva)