31.03.10


This giant pieces of concrete are called in Portuguese "chicken feet" for obvious reasons... They will be used to make (and remake) the many piers that exist in Espinho.

Street 2, Espinho, Portugal.

30.03.10


Going to my Japanese lesson!

Picaria Street, Porto, Portugal.

PS - Watashi wa Bruno-San desu.

29.03.10


This flower is called Zantedeschia Aethiopica, also known as Arum Lily.
This plant is native to southern Africa.

Street 16, Espinho, Portugal.

27.03.10


This ossuary is in the catacombs of the São Francisco Church in Porto!
If you come to Porto, you defenataly have to visit this beautiful gothic church along with its creepy catacombs!

São Francisco Church, Porto, Portugal.

26.03.10


Today I went to a bakery in Espinho called "Aipal". It is a very well know place, because it open at 22h00 and closes at 04h00.

Street 19, Espinho, Portugal.

25.03.10


My DNA has arrived at the Arizona Research Labs at the University of Arizona.
Next step will be the isolation of DNA!
Soon I will know the migration routes that the ancestors from my father side took! Nice!!

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

24.03.10


The colors of the sky in the picture are a bit darker than they actually where... there was this nice pink touch in the clouds...

FCUD, Porto, Portugal.

23.03.10


This lamp was a gift given to Gefferson for his birthday. What is interesting is that the layout of the skyline in the lamp still has the Twin Towers.

Gefferson´s Home, Granja, Portugal.

22.03.10


This is a random plastic vase I own.

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

21.03.10


This is a very nice old fountain in the center of the city of Porto.

Street Mouzinho da Silveira, Porto, Portugal.

28.03.10



Today, the weather was really... really nice. So, we went for a little walk by the beach and then to a beautiful coffee shop by the sea.

Me, Gefferson and Marize, Granja, Portugal.

20.03.10


Today I went to GaiaShopping. This is the roof car parking.

GaiaShopping, Vila Nova da Gaia, Portugal.

19.03.10


A while ago, there was a blackout in S.Félix da Marinha! Fortunately, I had this candle!

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

18.03.10


This is a very old ticket I found (not next to a car...)

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

17.03.10


I really like all kinds of chocolate, but the best in taste always have more than 70% in Cacao. This one has 85%. And do not think that it makes you get fat... it doesn´t, plus high concentration cacao chocolates have high levels of omega 3 which is really good for the brain!

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

16.03.10


Football day at FDUP, a (very old) sport complex witch belongs to the university of Porto.

FDUP, Porto, Portugal.

15.03.10


Today the weather was really nice! Also the cloudy layer in the sky got extremely beautiful as the sun was setting down.

Boavista´s Roundabout, Boavista, Porto, Portugal.

14.03.10


In order to get all the parents to Patricia´s House, where Mr.D´s party was held, we spread red and blue balloons indicating the way. Next day, there were still some balloons that survived.

Parceiros de igreja, Torres Novas, Portugal.

13.03.10


Mr.D´s 4th Birthday!!!

Amongst many other gifts, we got this mega ultra rare silver Gormiti!!!!

Patricia´s house, Parceiros de Igreja, Torres Novas, Portugal.

12.03.10


Gefferson´s Birthday.

Gefferson´s House, Guetim, Portugal.

11.03.10


This piece of equipment allows to have an Internet connection and a phone line at the same time!

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

10.03.10


The Castro company makes decorative lighting. Their headquarters are in Espinho.

A29, Vila nova de Gaia, Portugal.

09.03.10


This is my Phillips infrared lamp that I bought in a market in Holland!

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

08.03.10


Behind my you have the headquarters of the Communist party in Porto.

Av. da Boavista, Porto, Portugal.

07.03.10


Every first sunday of the month in Espinho´s market turns into an Antique Fair.

Espinho´s Market, Espinho, Portugal.

06.03.10


This tower is from an very very old canned food factory in Espinho.

Fisherman zone, Espinho, Portugal.

05.03.10


In this envelope there are my 2 DNA samples and my consent form going to the Genegraphic Project. In the next month I will have the results of the migration routes that my ancestors (father´s side) took!!! technology is incredible!!!

Post Office, Praia da Granja, Portugal.

04.03.10


Me and Gefferson (the one with the mask, lol).

Gefferson´s Home, Praia da Granja, Portugal.

03.03.10



And here is the first sample (there are 2) of my DNA for the Genographic Project.

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.

02.03.10


I went to Super Market when it was almost closing. Next to the paying lanes, the last thing I had to do wait to pick the quickest lane. Almost all of them had some people and the emptiest one was the lane reserved for people with 10 or less items. Since all paying lanes had only 1 or 2 persons, and I did not know if I had less than 10 items, I though that it wouldn't be a problem if I went to the paying lane for people with less than 10 items. I finally put all my items in the moving lane and amazingly after counting them I realized than I had exactly 10 items (you can count them!!!)....

Super Market "Modelo", Espinho, Portugal.

01.03.10


This dead coral was given to my by a friend (Beatriz) in 1996. It comes from the south of France.

Home, S.Félix da Marinha, Portugal.