my jaws drop every single time i go to republica das flores for flowers, they have the most beautiful flower arrangements and do it perfect every time. plus, they have a gazillion other temptations to shop – candles, jewellery, scarves and even bikinis.
if i get married one day i know for sure who’s doing the flower decorations!
last weekend i was in london with my family, we went shopping to liberty and fortnum and mason, spent a morning in borough market and we did some artsy stuff too.
when the weekend was over my mum and i were talking about how much we enjoy seeing a good exhibition. it really fulfils me, learning more about a painter, his history, why he works the way he does, his style and his colour combinations. i must’ve gotten this from her!
i thought i’d share with you the three amazing exhibitions we went to.
yayoy kusama at the tate modern – if you like polka dots, you will adore this japanese contemporary painter, sculptor and novelist. one of the installations i saw was a dark room representing a living room filled with fluorescent polka dots!
alighiero boetti at the tate modern – this was the first solo exhibition of the italian artist. i was amazed by the embroidered maps in which each country is represented with it’s flag, and changed through time.
david hockney at the royal academy of arts – a bristish artist who lived in california, i specially liked his colour combinations. i was amazed by his collection of ipad drawings! see a short video of him at work on his ipad.
i found this souvenir shop in lisbon with lot’s of fun stuff. i like wearing things that remind me of my city so i bought this silver pendant with saint anthony – i might prefer to wear it as a bracelet though.
saint anthony is known for finding lost objects, he is a matchmaker and is the patron of lisbon – whenever i lose something i remember my mum telling to ask saint anthony’s help in finding it…and it has worked a lot of times!
Every now and then, we get lucky in our dives in West Caicos and the channel and catch a glimpse or more of a majestic spotted eagle ray or rays.
These are really beautiful looking creatures and very graceful in the water.
The spots on their back set them apart from other rays and mantas.
They actually compete with us eating mollusks and crustaceans which they crush with their teeth. Anyone for lobster? Hahaha!
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James
i know, i know… i’ve been blogging very little lately – been busy running around lisbon visiting friends and family and running boring errands. i had an awesome long weekend with my family in london and now i’m enjoying my city as much as i can before going back to turks and caicos.
the weather is amazing, it feels like spring and lisbon has this beautiful light – it’s one of my favourite things about it, it’s light, the tagus river, the cool trams, the calçadas (portuguese sidewalks), the best seafood in the world, and so much more. it’s a small city, so rich in culture, with lot’s much to do, so close to the beach and i love it!
this is one of lisbon’s lifts, kind of a tram, but it goes up and down the hill – it’s the coolest public transportation method i know! did you know lisbon is also know as the city of the seven hills? so these are kinda handy.
image via four seasons ritz lisbon
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