Life goes by
posted by lmt at 12:08 PM
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Lagoa de Santiago
Lagoa de Santiago is one of the many lakes that you can visit in the island of S. Miguel-Azores
Altitude/ Altittude: 335 m
Comprimento/ Length: 700 m
Largura / Width: 475 m
Profundidade/ Depth: 29 m
Altitude/ Altittude: 335 m
Comprimento/ Length: 700 m
Largura / Width: 475 m
Profundidade/ Depth: 29 m
posted by lmt at 4:47 PM
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Portugal flag
* The five blue shields represents the five moor kings defeated by the first King of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, at the Battle of Ourique.
* The dots inside the blue shields represent the five wounds of Christ when crucified.
* The seven castles represents the fortified cities D. Afonso Henriques conquered from the moors.
* The globe represents the world discovered by the Portuguese navigators in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries.
* The green strip is meant to symbolize the hope in the future and the red the blood of the nation’s heroes.
* The dots inside the blue shields represent the five wounds of Christ when crucified.
* The seven castles represents the fortified cities D. Afonso Henriques conquered from the moors.
* The globe represents the world discovered by the Portuguese navigators in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries.
* The green strip is meant to symbolize the hope in the future and the red the blood of the nation’s heroes.
posted by lmt at 9:49 AM
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