Our first fado experience was lovely there will be more.  The concert hall is known as the diamond. It is a building almost totally made of metal and glass. The concert hall had beautiful wooden walls. The outside of the building was a skateboard park, weather intentional, or not. We heard four movements of… Read more

The blue door is the entrance to the apartment. This apartment is in the central district, which is a UNESCO world heritage area.  Our legs have been challenged as we continue to negotiate cobblestone streets and steep walking.  Every shop front is interesting. Sardine shops abound the sardines in the Minado are cheap.… Read more

This island has the steepest sloping surfaces encountered by us in the Azores. Rock wall building and terracing has risen to a “high level”. An invasive morning glory type of plant has in some areas covered and choked out trees. In my garden backyard, the plants die with autumn. Here with continual year long growth,… Read more