The last visit visit to the Zoo had been more that fifteen years ago. But out of the blue A. suggested a quick visit during the weekend. Nothing was arranged otherwise, so we went to the Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa.
The only thing that wasn’t new was the location. Placed well inside the city of Lisbon, it provides some green shades to the city and rest to the visitors. The rest was new, everything seamed to be different from what I remembered. We had a good time visiting tigers, elephants and giraffes. The aqua show was fantastic with the sea lions and dolphins. With some luck we escaped the few drops of rains that fallen during the lunch hour, by being inside the restaurant, and returned to our visit right after.
Last week was spent in Rome. First there was a meeting scheduled by the client, but after that there was a full day to visit the city. The concept of visiting a big city like Rome in a single day is quite strange, but time was scarse and we made the best of it.
There was time to visit the Colosseum, the St Peter’s Basilica and the Fontana di Trevi. The weather was lousy with lots of clouds and sometimes heavy rain, but here are some photos.
The expression in the title ends with ” …do as the romans”, but I suggest you don’t! At least in terms of traffic, please don’t do as the romans because they are simply crazy.
Although loving photography, specially when focusing on nature, I tend to miss most opportunities to visit photo-exhibitions installed nearby. Usually I know about them just after they have finished or when it’s totally impossible to unschedule some other event. But this time I just passed in front of the entrance and could go without entering.
After a failed first attempt, yesterday was concert day. Tokio Hotel played (this time for real) in Pavilhão Atlântico for a two hours show. The crowd, composed almost only by teenage girls, went completely crazy during the entire time.
My expectations for the event were so low that, in the end, they were largely exceeded. The only real problem had to do with the pitch. No, not the sound quality or any other technical problem. The major problem was the pitch of the voices screaming all around me for more than two hours. Most of then won’t be able to speak for weeks after singing so much loud during every music of the concert.
I choose the word singing, but I could’ve used a more simple concept: screaming… I think most of them were simply screaming , and at least one of then (yes, the one sitting - or should I say standing - just behind me) was producing more of a grunt.
After an evening like that, I just want to say “I Want My Hearing Back”. I’m almost certain I still hear ringing…
For those how don’t know, Rock in Rio is a music festival originally designed in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (which explains the name of the event). However, it has become an international phenomena capable to move crowds of people in Brazil, Portugal and also Spain.
The last event was in Lisbon, with a well known slogan “Eu Vou” which means “I’ll Go”. So, what I have to say is… I Went!
A. bought the tickets and dragged me and [the little] A. with her. We didn’t stay to the end, because it would be late for [the little] A., but it was a very good experience.
The place was stacked with people, but the sound was good and the stage had huge side screens for the shorter ones [little A.]. I hope to repeat the experience as soon has possible.
This week has been just me and my daughter. Everything is going well and I think we could manage for another week without mom… before the house simply collapsed into itself.
I’m sure that mom has heard the distant cries of “Come back, we miss you so much!”… yes, from the other side of the Atlantic, all well long…
Also, I found a video that I would like to share with you. Very funny! Enjoy!
All children events, like the one I attended yesterday, are to be enjoyed by the family. But every time I attend such an event I start wondering if I’m too Big to attend. Notice that I didn’t wrote I’m too Old!
I left the Disney on Ice - Aventuras na Disneyland feeling sorry and a little sore… My seat was just in front of a small girl, which spent the duration of the show trying to look over what she certainly thought to be a huge head. I known the feeling and don’t enjoy it either, when someone has his or her huge head in front of my movie or concert. To avoid standing in front of the little girl, a big part of the show was spent lying flat in my chair or almost crawling under it. All that hiding exercise left me with a sore bum…!
The show was very interesting, with a nice set of special effects, but we were expecting something more. I guess we’ll have to go directly to Disneyland Resort Paris to watch the grand disney spectacle.
“A concert by ‘A Diva’” is the expression that best describes Alicia Keys concert in Pavilhão Atlântico[pt] last Wednesday (March 19th 2008).
With the tickets bought more than three months before the event, the concert had created very high expectation. And even so, Alicia’s show was more that one might expect, ranging from big Hollywood’like scenes to close-and-personal piano solos, the concern had it all. A marvelous concert full of genuine R&B spirit.
Her voice is without a doubt one of the best contemporaneous female voices, and in my opinion one of the best ever. She will allways bo one of my favorite musical divas, along with Diana Krall, Eve Mendes, Lisa Ekdahl, Norah Jones, …
The title sentence must be terminated with “…, and have a lousy ticket stub and a rain check to prove it!”
This weekend was dedicated to the concert of the band Tokio Hotel. Unfortunately, the lead singer of the band got sick a few days (???) before the concert and the show was canceled. The announcement was done by the producer/manager just when the show was about to start, in front of a full audience (of around 17 thousand fans).
The great majority of the fans were girls, of course, with an average of 14 to 16 years old and the will to ‘camp’ outside the concern arena 3 days before the doors opened. I’m not a fan, and it’s difficult for me to understand all the crying and sobbing that the cancellation generated. Fortunately, my daughter which is a fan didn’t started crying and making a scene as many did.
I must admit that feelings of being too old, to be surrounded by such a crowd and all it’s immature behaviors caused by rapid hormonal changes, were present during several times. But a father has to do, what a father has to do… The concert was rescheduled to sometime during June (or July?), and again we’ll be there to listen to the “crazy haired german teen band”.
The next concert will Alicia Keys (also in Pavilhão Atlântico) just after tomorrow… but that will be subject of another post!
For those how don’t know, Rock in Rio is a music festival originally designed in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (which explains the name of the event). However, it has become an international phenomena capable to move crowds of people in Brazil, Portugal and also Spain.
