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| Ruth Rosenthal | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Iberian Sojourn Cruise - More | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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 LISBON: The infamous, crowded & tourist-filled #28 tram. Watch your pockets & belongings. |
 Lisbonaire upgraded us to a one bedroom (apt I). Here's bedroom. |
 Gloria Elevadore (ascensor or funicular) by Howard. |
 Augusta Arch - front |
 Marques Pombal monument as approaching Eduardo VII Park by Howard |
 Sao Jorge castle |
 Lighthouse type house by Lavra ascensor |
 First view of Insignia from miradouro by Howard |
 Top end of Ascensor do Lavra |
 Plane by Belem Torre |
 If you look carefully you will see me in Daniel's mirror. |
 Aqueduct by water museum by Howard |
 Cheerful lamp in Torel Gardens |
 Ruth at Eduardo VII by Howard. Was tempted to delete it but we'll let it go! |
 Light topper caravel on ride with Daniel |
 Lighthouse house by Lavra |
 Music fair out by Oriente or Parque das Nacoes |
 Water tower maybe along waterfront on bike ride |
 Howard's happy- Feira de Ladra flea market today near the ship |
 Dog at flea market with socks for concrete pavement |
 Lavra ascensor sign with house |
 Faux Torre de Belem lighthouse |
 Castelo Sao Jorge from Santa Justa |
 Fisherman, bridge & Cristo |
 Faux lighthouse I think by water -Daniel thinks real |
 Insignia at Santa Apolonia waiting for us |
 Believe this was in Graca |
 On the bike after our Bike My Side ride |
 Alfama from the ship |
 Metro & Baixa Chiado Mall |
 Caravel lamp in Chiado |
 Palacio Fronteira tree |
 Side buildings, Fronteira |
 Busts are of former Portuguese kings |
 Upper walkway, Fronteira |
 Fronteira broken plate ceiling |
 Steps were usually near the funiculars (This is Gloria) |
 One of the best locks on the miradouro fence (Monte, I think) |
 Alfama street (called a ramp by a local) to flea market |
 Daniel, Howard, Ruth selfie after bike ride |
 Alfama from ship |
 At historic Carmo Square |
 At least Henry the Navigator, leader of the group, is uncovered, with his caravel ship in hand |
 Mouraria is a very old part of Lisbon |
 Bugio lighthouse outside Lisbon at Atlantic |
 Gibalta lighthouse west of Belem in Oieras before Bugio |
 Never made it to Cristo Rei but I will if I ever get back to Lisboa! |
 Cacilhas ferry from Cais de Sodre going across the Tejo |
 Whew! 3 flights of escalators at Baixa Metro |
 Manueline art - Mosteiro Jeronimos as we zipped by on our Bike My Side ride. |
 Lisbon restaurant door handles spotted & photographed by Howard |
 Oiente Metro station's artwork |
 Howard enjoys the ride.It was his birthday present & best place for someone with a bad back, so he got the sidecar. |
 CADIZ, Spain: Walked down to see the old metal lighthouse again & found a wonderful sunset about to happen |
 I forget who he is but I loved this statue |
 In 2005, I found band practice going on behind this building. This year I identified it as Cadiz Colegio Publico |
 Cadiz around the Roman Baths was a happening place around 8 PM |
 Cadiz waterfront promenade had lots of dogs |
 Past here was a restaurant & lovely Caleta beach |
 Wait for it wait for it |
 SEVILLE (day trip from Cadiz): Plaza Espana |
 Horse carriage in front of Plaza de Espana |
 Plaza de Espana Torre Norte |
 Steps |
 Plaza Espana rowboat closeup |
 Seville, Encarnaction area: wooden "mushrooms" |
 Mushrooms |
 Saw it from the bus: Argentina Paviliion for 1929 Ibero-American Exposition |
 GIBRALTAR: The Rock, looming large. Cool & cloudy for once, & British spoken here. Yay! |
 Insignia looks (and is) small next to Thompson Dream (from Rock near tunnels) |
 They made ample use of colored lights in St. Michaels Cave in the Rock! |
 Purple in the cave |
 On the rock: Apes den. Lunch at the food court minus fish & chips |
 Hitching a ride |
 Adult and child |
 Baby and parents |
 Baby ape |
 Aww! |
 Family dinner |
 Diorama of tunnelers, Great Siege Tunnels, 1700s, I think |
 Airport runway from outside Siege Tunnels |
 While in the Siege Tunnels I heard a plane land |
 In the city: Moorish Castle on the Rock taken from North Bastion |
 At the airport, Pillars of Hercules statue. Real one is on the Rock |
 Clearing the runway of walkers and drivers! |
 Insignia at the pier in Gib |
 Phone box by the dock. Friendly guy from Baristas waved at me here - he's good at remembering cruisers after only 1 visit |
 View from our window of Pullmantour & Thomson ships 5PM |
 Tarifa lighthouse 15 mi. SW of Rock, 9 NE of Morocco |
 Evening ferries in the Straits of Gibraltar |
 LANZAROTE, Canary Islands:Toto, I don't think were in Kansas any more! (Timanfaya) |
 Fort near Arrecife port taken from car on drive back to Arrecife |
 11 villages & third of island were covered by lava |
 Timanfaya crater - cars waiting to get in |
 Restaurant is black building, where you get food cooked outside on grills. |
 Timanfaya demo of fire (Ruth's version) |
 El Golfo Los Clicos walk & boats |
 After Timanfaya, we drove to the coast. Ruth at Charco de los Clicos lagoon in El Golfo |
 El Golfo. Did the short walk to Charco de Los Clicos while Howard got a drink & chatted with some folks |
 Drove to Tias to see this wonderful housing development (Los Villareales) |
 My first glimpse of the Tias complex |
 These are fully functioning houses. If you look closely you'll see a dish. |
 Villareales closeup |
 Headed back to Arrecife; stopped in Costa Teguise for a snack & I photographed another chimney. |
 Typical shops in Teguise. We bought lizards. |
 Plaza de Constitucion,Teguise |
 Manrique was not the only artist in Lanzarote |
 I made Howard stop the car for a picture of this place. |
 Drove through La Geria wine region & spotted this typical white church |
 Winery in La Geria |
 Al Campesino, a Cesar Manrique project, with a small museum, restaurant in a cave, and monkeys |
 Al Campesino Fertility Monument |
 While I played with monkeys Howard found little lizards |
 Pechiguera from ship by Ruth post-departure from Arrecife |
 LA PALMA, Canary Islands: First view of Santa Cruz de la Palma from our window |
 View of city from breakfast on Terrace |
 From ship 8:30 AM |
 Could walk partly around Volcan de San Antonio. Of course I did it! (Fuencaliente in back) |
 Howard did a part walk & did "whack a mole" photography with the many lizards where he sat. |
 Walking around the top of the Volcan de San Antonio, Fuencaliente |
 Foggy at the top |
 Never had to put a key into a slot before |
 Fuencaliente, southern La Palma: lighthouses from restaurant |
 The new (1985) & old (1903) Fuencaliente lighthouses |
 Looking up into one of the Fuencaliente lighthouses. They actually had a guide there but I zipped out too fast to hear anything. |
 Concrete sunbathing by the lighthouses. Looked more uncomfortable than the lava beaches! |
 Salt pans by the lighthouses, tip of La Palma |
 Had lunch at salt flats - hot & plain salt on the table |
 Colors of salt pools indicate degree of dryness |
 Windmill, Teguise |
 After Jedey I found the microchapel I had read about |
 The face of La Palma - lots of brown & black with some greenery - more than Lanzarote! |
 Back to Santa Cruz: In 2007 a ring road with tunnels was built around Santa Cruz |
 Mockup of Santa Maria in Santa Cruz |
 Insignia docked at Santa Cruz |
 Punta Cumplida lighthouse, Barlovento, from ship |
 FUNCHAL, island of Madeira, Portugal: St. Martins church from Pico dos Barcelos viewpoint |
 Funchal from one side of Pico dos Barcelos |
 Traditional Portuguese thatched house being built (seen from Pico dos Barcelos) |
 Where Churchill stayed, apparently. (Camara de Lobos is also known for the poncha drink but we didn't try it.) |
 Rancho viewpoint farms & beach with cable car to them |
 Cabo Girao is Europe's highest cliff, 580 meters |
 Terraces on hills going up to top of Girao |
 Cable car lines going down to the beach and farms |
 Terraced fields |
 Just me in the sky - photo by Carol; thanks! |
 Howard was fascinated by the mini cars you could rent on Madeira |
 Fishermans chapel, Camara de Lobos |
 Madeira Ruth! Taken near ferry dock |
 The chapel was decorated with red lights |
 Insignia at Funchal port. Port is a bit of a trek from Funchal center city - take the shuttle if offered! |
 Insignia docked in Funchal from near cable car station |
 Old boats from above |
 A humble lighthouse indeed but the rocks were photogenic |
 Camara de Lobos lighthouse & Ruth by Howard |
 Boats and lighthouse |
 Camara's terraced fields surround the town |
 Monte toboggan drivers |
 One of 2 gardens in Monte |
 Flower streamers everywhere at Monte's church |
 Between Monte church & teleferico |
 View from teleferico coming down to Funchal |
 Beautiful Sao Tiago Fort in Zona Velha, Funchal |
 Beach behind Sao Tiago Fort |
 Sao Tiago beach - boat rental. |
 Huge market - but no time to visit. Ship leaves at 3 today. |
 Sao Tiago has a cafe and museum |
 Taxis lined up for arriving "Santos" ferry. I saw Joel, our guide from the morning. |
 Travessa do Forte near Tiago |
 Interesting way to advertise a restaurant |
 Faded glory on Calcada do Socorro in Zona Velha. |
 While walking back to the cruise pier, a huge ferry came in. It was almost as big as Insignia, which is behind it. |
 Ship art along the port walls, Funchal |
 Diorama in port cruise terminal of the Carros de Cestos ride |
 Leaving Funchal with Tiago, church, swim complex |
 Second at sea day: Ryan, with much fanfare, runs around the fishes deck to kick off the Officers Challenge |
 Officers will be competing against guests in ping pong, putting, shuffleboard & ring toss |
 Officers Challenge, Howard against the Captain: This one looks like it's going between the 2 Coke cans! |
 Azamara may hav their 30 year old captain who slings hamburgers, but I think ours is just as great (Our 3rd cruise with him) |
 Howard and Alton from Destinations compete at ball toss |
 When the cruise director offers to take your picture.say yes. He does a good job. |
 Roast pig for lunch on the Terrace |
 After Officers Challenge came the cooking demo by the Exec Chef. |
 MOTRIL/GRANADA & the ALHAMBRA: Generlife mature hedges |
 Howard's fountain photo |
 Patio of the Lions |
 Beautiful restoration |
 More Alhambra |
 Part of Carlos V's Palace & Musee de Bellas Artes |
 Alhambra more fountains by Howard |
 Started to look pretty incredible once we got in the 3 palaces |
 Wait for it wait for it |
 Blew the focus but love it anyway |
 Looked up until my neck hurt |
 Roofline at Alhambra |
 Granada from Alhambra Palace |
 Everyone takes the same killer shot (but Howard's was better than mine) |
 Polo, birthday cake, assistant waiter offered to take pictures when Howard got his cake |
 Cabo Sacratif lighthouse near Motril as we departed |
 VALENCIA: Romanesque (maybe?) on this part of the Cathedral |
 Policia and Burger King in Valencia |
 Taken from the Post Office |
 I'm watching you! |
 Ruth is loving all the architectural details |
 Bumped into my crazy photographer friend & his wife in this area |
 Arts & Sciences from the ship with 200mm lens |
 Arts & Sciences: Another side of concert hall (Palau) |
 Inflating the balls after use |
 Can't believe I saw & photographed all this beauty in less than 5 hours |
 Mystery lighthouse about 3 hrs. south of Valencia; see notes & ID |
 Farid & restaurant manager (I think) waiting to hit the stage |
 And here come the chefs to the stage! (More Salute pics by Howard are on my computer) |
 Howard gets to be a real chef for a day |
 PALMA de Mallorca: Took bus 1 to Europcar, 50E for an orange Renault. |
 Cap Gros lighthouse, Port de Soller |
 Port de Soller has nice places to eat overlooking the marina |
 Fog horn - one of several we saw |
 Son Marroig - Former estate of Archduke Luis Salvador of Austria |
 Torre del Verger (formerly Ses Animes), Banyulbufar. |
 View from Torre del Verger |
 Ladder to view Torre del Verger |
 Unusual key to portapotty at Foradada cafe |
 Sa Foradada from viewpoint where we had sandwiches & encountered a rude person |
 Interesting ATON, Palma port |
 Unknown lths or tower departing Palma; also see SLR pics |
 Another lighthouse to ID - yellowish with red roof, Mallorca |
 Carol & Mike from Md. joined us on the Terrace for our last dinner. The view of Mallorca went on forever as we headed north. |
 If I pull the curtain maybe they won't find me & I can stay on the ship! |
 Babies get their own bulkhead bassinets on British Airways |
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