Evora, Portugal
Main square in the center of Evora
Dog bathing in the fountain in the central square in Evora. He trotted up to the fountain, hopped up and climbed in, splashed around for a bit, hopped out and down to the ground, shook himself off, and trotted away - obviously something he does regularly!
Hazing ceremony for university history students in Evora
Local dog watches the hazing ceremonies across the street
Remains of Roman temple in Evora
Artwork in a cafe courtyard in Evora
Artwork in a cafe courtyard in Evora
Cromelique dos Alemendres, an oval of 95 megalithic standing stones on a slope 15 km outside Evora. Some have markings on them (now very faint), others are simply smooth granite.
Cromelique dos Alemendres
One of the stones with markings carved on it
Menir dos Almendres, a solitary standing stone about 4 meters high, close to, but not on the same site as, the oval of standing stones
Ellen on the path to the single standing stone
Cork trees outside Evora. The number shows the year the bark was cut for cork, 2011 in the case of these trees
Newly harvested cork trees are reddish, and the darken over time
Close-up of the bottom of the tree. You can see where the cork has been harvested, and the thickness of the bark/cork that remains
Main square in the center of Evora
Dog bathing in the fountain in the central square in Evora. He trotted up to the fountain, hopped up and climbed in, splashed around for a bit, hopped out and down to the ground, shook himself off, and trotted away - obviously something he does regularly!
Hazing ceremony for university history students in Evora
Local dog watches the hazing ceremonies across the street
Remains of Roman temple in Evora
Artwork in a cafe courtyard in Evora
Artwork in a cafe courtyard in Evora
Cromelique dos Alemendres, an oval of 95 megalithic standing stones on a slope 15 km outside Evora. Some have markings on them (now very faint), others are simply smooth granite.
Cromelique dos Alemendres
One of the stones with markings carved on it
Menir dos Almendres, a solitary standing stone about 4 meters high, close to, but not on the same site as, the oval of standing stones
Ellen on the path to the single standing stone
Cork trees outside Evora. The number shows the year the bark was cut for cork, 2011 in the case of these trees
Newly harvested cork trees are reddish, and the darken over time
Close-up of the bottom of the tree. You can see where the cork has been harvested, and the thickness of the bark/cork that remains