Jake is back this week and has suggested the theme "Attraction".
Living in the Algarve means that you will see just about anything turned into a
tourist attraction. Some things lose their charm when that happens,
which is why I love to find things that are definitely attractions but
haven't lost their spontaneity or authenticity. Those are qualities I
discovered in the displays along the EN 125 on the 1st of May.
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| Satirical view of the Portuguese prime minister and his finance minister |
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| Passers-by were wondering how the "prime minister" kept waving |
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| Portuguese passers-by loved the beheaded "finance minister" and the satirical poems! |
I chose to see this at lunchtime, worried about the congestion I might encounter in the afternoon. There were many foreigners already snapping away and many Portuguese, of course. I even had the chance to chat to one of the locals who had put out the display below and came out to see how passers-by were reacting to his work.
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| This scene was so perfectly set! |
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| So much attention to detail! |
That's all for today, but I will be posting more about this, both on here and on my Portuguese blog.
Thanks for sharing Mara ,I love it :)
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ReplyDeleteYes,they are! I really enjoyed seeing this. Welcome to my blog.
DeleteIs this part of a festival or something? I notice some of these have number tags on them.
ReplyDeleteHi, this was a competition. I've been on the phone and hope to have the results soon.
DeleteWhenever we're back in the Algarve there's something interesting happening, Mara. We're back next week- I can't wait! :)
ReplyDeleteI love seeing things like this. you really shows how the locals feel about things.
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