 "Not all paths are for all hikers." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  Traveling along the coastline of Viana do Castelo, heading north, next to the sea, we can observe, in the parish of Areosa, four windmills that are currently devoid of their sails, but that in ancient times used to grind cereals, taking advantage of the strength of the offshore winds. If there are idyllic seaside settings, this is certainly one of them. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Paths
Precipices
 "Where there are heights, there are great precipices." Seneca the Younger Bamford Edge, an overhang of gritstone rock that sticks out north of the village of Bamford, Hope Valley, in the English county of Derbyshire. - England, July 2024 - |
Right path
 "If you open your eyes very wide and look around you carefully, you will always see a lighthouse which will lead you to the right path! Just watch around you carefully!" Mehmet Murat Ildan Felgueiras Lighthouse, at Douto river mouth pontoon, where Douro river meets the ocean. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Without dreams...
 "Without dreams, losses become unbearable, the stones in the path become mountains, failures become fatal blows." Augusto Cury Work "Stones of the Path", by Dinis Ribeiro, exhibited at São Sebastião hill, in Fortaleza de Valença. According to the author, the sculpture “intends to project the identity and historical mark that the Caminhos de Santiago provide to the society and culture of Valença”. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
To be flexible
 "There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you. " Mehmet Murat Somer Built in the Middle Ages, at the bottom of a gorge, but in complete harmony with the surrounding nature, the Mizarela Bridge forms the border between the two northernmost regions of Portugal, connecting the municipality of Vieira do Minho (Minho) to the municipality of Montalegre (Trás-os-Montes). This bridge is linked to several pagan beliefs and, according to a local legend, it was built by the Devil himself. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Thorns
 "The thorns that hurt me were produced by the bushes I planted." Lord Byron Artichokes, captured in the Foz Market, in Porto. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
The secret to happiness
 "Knowing how to find joy in the joy of others is the secret to happiness." Georges Bernanos A family expresses their happiness by raising their balloon during the São João Festival, in the Gardens of Super Bock Arena, in Porto. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Unknown island
 "I want to find the unknown island, I want to know who I am when I'm on it." José Saramago View from the Espírito Santo Viewpoint, near Vila Nova de Cerveira. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Tunnel
 "We all have our own tunnel to go through." Romance Is A Bonus Book International Bridge Tui-Valença, border between Minho (Portugal) and Galicia (Spain). - Portugal/Spain, June 2024 - |
Loss
 "Life is the slow loss of everything we love." Maurice Maeterlinck Bronze sculptures, by José João de Brito, erected on the beach of Matosinhos, representing orphans and widows of the tragedy that occurred in 1947, which caused the death of 152 fishermen. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Merit
 "True merit is like rivers: the deeper they are, the less noise they make." George Savile Vez river, in Arcos de Valdevez. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Top of a mountain
 "When you're looking for the top of a mountain, you don't care about the stones along the way." Eastern Proverb Top of a mountain in Peneda-Gerês National Park. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
To plant a tree
 "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best is now." Chinese proverb Trees on a path on the banks of Tamega river, in Amarante. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Like clouds across the sky
 "Like clouds across the sky Dreams pass by me. None of the dreams are mine Although I dream them like that. These are things above that are As long as the eye knows them, Then there are shadows that go Through the cooling field. Symbols? Dreams? Who returns My heart, what did it go to? What pain in me upsets me? What useless thing hurts me?" Fernando Pessoa Clouds captured in the sky above Braga. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
God's music
 "The running of the waters, the passing of the clouds, the children playing, the blood in the veins. This is God's music." Hermann Hesse One of the many waterfalls found on the sides of the roads in Peneda-Gerês National Park. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
The whole world is mine
 "I placed my house on nothing, so the whole world is mine." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Village over blue lagoon in Peneda-Gerês National Park. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Leader
 "A leader is a seller of hope." Napoleon Monument erected in Viana do Castelo, dedicated to Afonso III, the king who granted the Charter, creating the town and establishing the municipality of Viana. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Forgiveness
 "He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he will pass." Francis Bacon Bridge over the river Vez, in Arcos de Valdevez. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
To be a Child
 "It's better to be a child than to want to understand the world." Fernando Pessoa Top of the facade of a building, in Aveiro. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
To see further
 "Go as far as you can see and, when you get there, you will be able to see further." J. P. Morgan Boa Nova Viewpoint, in Leça da Palmeira, municipality of Matosinhos. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Something strange
 "There is no perfect beauty that does not contain something strange in its proportions." Francis Bacon Casa do Penedo, located in the parish of Moreira do Rei, Municipality of Fafe. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Tyranny
 "The story of women is the story of the worst tyranny the world has known: the tyranny of the weakest over the strongest." Oscar Wilde Female bust at the entrance to the historic goldsmith shop Reis & Filhos, in Porto. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
Heroes
 "Heroes are those who make a life they can no longer bear magnificent." Jean Giraudoux Equestrian statue of Saint Longinus, erected in the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, in Braga. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
To retain is to perish
 "Flowers bloom to continue living, because to retain is to perish." Khalil Gibran Echinaceas captured in one of the streets of Aveiro. - Portugal, June 2024 - |
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