#Side Street Lisbon Portugal

[madbirdwoman]

[libertarianproblems]

Side Street,  Lisbon, Portugal

[sparksofmelody]

Side Street, Lisbon, Portugal

[atinybitofcuteness]

Side Street, Lisbon, Portugal

[debbieallen]

Side Street,  Lisbon, Portugal

[birdbolts]

Side Street, Lisbon, Portugal

[thethief1996]

Here's a list of upcoming events in support of Palestine:

ALBANY, NY (US) – Sun Oct 29, 12 pm, West Capitol Park, Washington Ave and S Swan St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4E2xxJT54/

ANTWERP, BELGIUM – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, Sint-Jansplein. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy7z0ZnN1uT/

ATHENS, GREECE – Sun Oct 29, 11:30 am, Metro Evangelismos. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy8bhiMIoDh/

AUSTIN, TX (US) – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, Texas Capitol. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyyrpZnJC3_/

BERLIN, GERMANY – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Sonnendeck im Westpark, Gleisdreieckpark

BERLIN, GERMANY – Sun Oct 29, 6 pm, Hermannplatz

BILBAO, BASQUE COUNTRY – Sun Oct 29, 6 pm, Bihotz Sakratutik. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=716646197162773&set=pcb.716637363830323

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – Sun Oct 29, 12:30 pm, Barclays, High Street. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy8eCTNophn/

CAERNARFON, WALES – Sun Oct 29, Maes. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303482486838722

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (US)– Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Colorado Springs City Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy36OhUPtP7/?img_index=5

DEN HAAG, NETHERLANDS – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Malieveld. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyzFb9pI5rX/?img_index=3

DENVER, CO (US) – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Colorado Capitol. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy58qQALzp4/

DERRY, IRELAND – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, Free Derry Corner. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy79d9EsLxp/

DURANGO, CO (US) – Sun Oct 29, 4:30 pm, Buckley Park, 12th St and Main Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy36OhUPtP7/?img_index=6

EDMONTON, CANADA – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Churchill Square, march to Violet Henry King Plaza. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6l5kEyKBp/?img_index=1

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – Sun Oct 29, 6:15 pm, Silent March. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CywSp76ouui/?img_index=1

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (US) – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, 299 East Broward Blvd (Federal Courthouse). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3sBHsJfzz/

GHENT, BELGIUM – Sun Oct 29, 4 pm, Stadshallen. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy7z0ZnN1uT/

GRANADA, SPAIN – Sun Oct 29, 1 pm, Jardines del Triunfo. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cys_3qPoXw0/?img_index=1

HOUSTON, TX (US) – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, City Hall, 901 Bagby St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6iXjigiN9/

LAS VEGAS, NV (US) – Sun Oct 29, 4 pm, 333 S Las Vegas Blvd. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3edR_L_sE/

LEEUWARDEN, NETHERLANDS – Sun Oct 29, 4 pm, Stationsplein. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy8gvdBobZ8/

LISBON, PORTUGAL – Sun Oct 29, 3:30 pm, Martin Moniz Square.

LONDON, ON (CANADA) – Sun Oct 29, 12 pm, Western University. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9CGDkOpCK/

MADRID, SPAIN – Sun Oct 29, 12 pm, Atocha. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6H79nqVGD/

MAO, SPAIN – Sun Oct 29, 6 pm, Pl. Esplanada. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=716646140496112&set=pcb.716637363830323

MCALLEN, TX (US) – Sun Oct 29, 5 pm, Archer Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyzQ_WfRrkC/

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Sun Oct 29, 12 pm , State Library. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyxBu-GB068/?img_index=7

MEMPHIS, TN (US) – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, FedEx Forum to Tom Lee Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy7O9BJuL32/

NASHVILLE, TN (US) – Sun Oct 29, 4:30 pm, Fred D Thompson Federal Bldg, 719 Church St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy7llxyu8Tq/

NEWARK, NJ (US) – Sun Oct 29, 1:30 pm, 920 Broad St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6OjhnuA3e/

NEW PLYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND – Sun Oct 29, 1 pm, The Landing. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3y_7RJ-7J/

NURNBERG GERMANY – Sun OCt 29, 3 pm, Kornmarkt

ORLANDO, FL (US) – Sun Oct 29, 5 pm, Orlando City Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyzKXS5sl6f/

OTTAWA, CANADA – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Parliament Hill. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6bAGfRmGM/

PERRYSBURG, OH (US) – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, 10576 Fremont Pike. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy7XWqSN6q7/

PHILADELPHIA, PA (US) – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, City Hall West Side. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy045GWrQuk/

PISCATAWAY, NJ (US) – Sun Oct 29, 1:30 pm, MCMC, 1000 Hoes Lane, Drive for Palestine. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4WRLHu3jccM1saN9BFQdHx1aGEMrbaPNE5wY0/

RALEIGH, NC (US) – Sun Oct 29, 4 pm, Moore Square, 201 S Blount. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4IwhURhSO/

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, Neue Mitte Lehen. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyxsStRMTyE/

SALINAS, CA (US) – Sun Oct 29, 12 noon, Boronda and North Main. Info: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/10/23/18859834.php

SAN JOSE, CA (US) – Sun Oct 29, 1 pm, SJ Ciy Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4pO7Org29/

SANTA ROSA, CA (US) – Sun Oct 29, 11 am, Old Courthouse Square, Third Street.

SCRANTON, PA (US) – Sun Oct 29, 12 pm, Lackawanna County Courthouse

ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND (CANADA) – Sun Oct 29, 1:30 pm, Harbourside Park.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Sun Oct 29, 1 pm, Hyde Park North. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyxBu-GB068/?img_index=10

TORONTO, CANADA – Sun Oct 29, 2 pm, US Consulate, 360 University Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy0-N2-JpO0/

VALENCIA, SPAIN – Sun Oct 29, 12 pm, Placa Reina. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy0KUQIq-jl/

WATERBURY, CT (US) – Sun Oct 29, 3 pm, City Hall. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1715808265508048&set=a.124168471338710&type=3&mibextid=cr9u03

WORCESTER, MA (US) – Sun Oct 29, 3:30 pm, Worcester City Hall. Info: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/protest-with-justice-for-all-in-worcester-stand-with-palestine/

CLEVELAND, OH (US) – Mon Oct 30, 5 pm, 601 Lakeside E. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6D8RogwWT/

ESSEX, ENGLAND – Mon Oct 30, 6 pm, Square 2-5. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy81di8oy9N/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

IRVINE, CA (US) – Mon Oct 30, 7 pm, Ring Road by Langston Library, UCI. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy17TjfJBFV/

LAS VEGAS, NV (US) – Mon Oct 30, 11 am, Free Speech Walkway, UNLV. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3ae38rkGe/

MANHATTAN, KS (US) – Mon Oct 30, 6 pm, Triangle Park. Info: https://actionnetwork.org/events/palestinian-liberation-rally

TROY, NY (US) – Mon Oct 30,  5pm, Riverfront Park. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=309545841705829&set=a.177000064960408

TUFTS UNIVERSITY (US) – Mon Oct 30, 11:45 am, Lower Campus Center. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4OXa7LIty/?img_index=1

FORT WAYNE, IN (US) – Tues Oct 31, 5 pm, Allen County Courthouse. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/638151171839892/

[BIDEN WILL BE HERE!!!] MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Wed Nov 1. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4n_chs1q_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

SAINT PAUL, MN - Every Friday, 4-5 PM, Corner of Snelling and Summit Ave.

ABERDARE, WALES – Wed Nov 1, 5:30 pm, Library. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303482486838722

OXFORD, ENGLAND – Wed Nov 1, 5 pm, Manzil Way to Bonn Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyv-w5wIK4_/

SEVILLA, SPAIN – Wed Nov 1, 7 pm, Plaza Virgen de los Reyes. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=716671617160231&set=pcb.716637363830323

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND – Wed Nov 1, 1 pm, Sheffield Town Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3H3HPsJPp/?img_index=1

ST PAUL, MN (US) – Fri Nov 3, 4 pm, Snelling and Summit Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4oFPTMVzq/

BERLIN, GERMANY – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Neptunbrunnen to Alexanderplatz. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5tpQAsx0J/

BURLINGTON, VT (US) – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Battery Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5_1OCuoWw/

ROME, ITALY – Sat Nov 4, Rome. Info TBA: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyndKUitnMU/

SANTIAGO, CHILE – Sat Nov 4, 11 am, desde el GAM. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy59hQiu411/

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, 32 Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5cGxOpSCA/

WASHINGTON, DC (USA) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Freedom Plaza. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyiecRtr9-B/

ZARAGOZA, SPAIN – Sat Nov 4, 6 pm, Glorieta Sasera to Plaza del Pilar. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=716671587160234&set=pcb.716637363830323

BARRY TOWN, WALES – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, King Square. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303482486838722

CAERNARFON, WALES – Sun Nov 5, 6:30 pm, Maes. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303482486838722

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Sun Nov 5, 3 pm, Schlossplatz

VALLEKAS, SPAIN – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, Metro Buenos Aires. Info: https://twitter.com/IUMadridRetiro/status/1718229817366044883/photo/4

Feel free to add more!

[studying-with-k]

27/7/24

Its the end of the month and yall I am straight up exhausted lol, there's still some time before I start uni and that whole new world. I have been stuck reading Karl Polanyi's Great Transformation for a loong time, legit some 4 months because of balancing work and application work. Long story short gonna have to speed-run the book if I wanna finish it on time. Coincidentally it was on my uni reading list soo I think I pulled a lucky oopsie and saved me from reading it once I edit up my notes on that front

Also finishing up Destination Chungking by Han Suyin and Candide by Voltaire by the end of the month so I can be soo insufferable its not even funny.

The last couple books I've been reading mainly chinese authors, cause I found those books at home and some of them are genuinely amazing, the last one I read was At Middle Age by Shen Rong and it really showed me a side of China I never really hear about, especially the overworked middle age folks post Mao's era and during the Deng government.

Destination Chungking is mainly an autobiographical book of the writer when she met and fell in love with her husband before and during the Sino-Japanese war and it's a great historical account of China during that time. I wanna read some of her other works but I have no idea how tough uni is gonna be and balancing reading all the things I wanna read.

I still have quite a bit of packing to do, mainly to undo it and see if I am over packing and if push comes to shove I might just ship it to myself and wait it out, especially the books I wanna take.

P.S if anyone in the studyblr/bookblr community has some places to visit in Lisbon or Portugal in general who have second hand books in English or just highly recommended bookstores it would help a ton!

[erasmashups]

this is a side blog! dedicated to writing out the lyrics of each eras surprise song mashup (maybe a little analysis + sharing of audios/video) send me asks if you have any issues or q's!!

my main is @wannaloveyoubutidont current icons are from @directiolfiepacks

Mashups Masterlist:

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Nov 11, '23) – 'Is It Over Now?/Out of the Woods'

Melbourne, Australia (Feb 17) 'Getaway Car/August/The Other Side of the Door'

Melbourne, Australia (Feb 18) 'Come Back…Be Here/Daylight'

Sydney, Australia (Feb 23) 'White Horse/Coney Island' (ft: Sabrina Carpenter)

Sydney, Australia (Feb 24) 'Should've Said No/You're Not Sorry' 'New Year's Day/Peace'

Sydney, Australia (Feb 25) 'Is It Over Now?/I Wish You Would' 'Haunted/Exile'

Sydney, Australia (Feb 26) 'Would've Could've Should've/Ivy' 'Forever & Always/Maroon'

Singapore, SG (Mar 2) 'Mine/Starlight' 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever/Dress'

Singapore, SG (Mar 3) 'Long Story Short/The Story of Us' 'Clean/Evermore'

Singapore, SG (Mar 4) 'Foolish One/Tell Me Why' 'This Love/Call It What You Want'

Singapore, SG (Mar 7)  'Death By A Thousand Cuts/Babe' 'Fifteen/You're On Your Own, Kid'

Singapore, SG (Mar 8) 'Sparks Fly/Gold Rush' 'False God/"Slut!"'

Singapore, SG (Mar 9) 'Tim McGraw/Cowboy Like Me' 'Mirrorball/Epiphany'

Paris, France (May 10) 'Is It Over Now?/Out Of The Woods'

Paris, France (May 12) 'The Alchemy/Treacherous' 'Begin Again/Paris'

Stockholm, Sweden (May 17) 'I Think He Knows/Gorgeous'

Stockholm, Sweden (May 18) 'Say Don't Go/Welcome To New York/Clean'

Stockholm, Sweden (May 19) 'Message In A Bottle/How You Get The Girl/New Romantics'

Lisbon, Portugal (May 24) 'Come Back…Be Here/The Way I Loved You/The Other Side of the Door' 'Fresh Out The Slammer/High Infidelity'

Lisbon, Portugal (May 25) 'The Tortured Poets Department/Now That We Don't Talk' 'You're On Your Own, Kid/Long Live'

Madrid, Spain (May 29) 'Sparks Fly/I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)' 'I Look In People's Windows/Snow on the Beach'

Madrid, Spain (May 30) 'Our Song/Jump Then Fall'

Lyon, France (June 2) 'The Prophecy/Long Story Short' 'Fifteen/You're On Your Own, Kid'

Lyon, France (June 3) 'Glitch/Everything Has Changed'

Edinburgh, UK (June 7) 'Would've, Could've, Should've/I Know Places' ''Tis The Damn Season/Daylight'

Edinburgh, UK (June 8) 'The Bolter/Getaway Car' 'All Of The Girls You Loved Before/Crazier'

Edinburgh, UK (June 9) 'It's Nice To Have A Friend/Dorothea' 'Haunted/Exile'

Liverpool, UK (June 13) 'I Can See You/Mine' 'Cornelia Street/Maroon'

Liverpool, UK (June 14) 'This Is What You Came For/Gold Rush' 'The Great War/You're Losing Me'

Liverpool, UK (June 15) 'Carolina/No Body, No Crime' 'The Manuscript/Red'

Cardiff, UK (June 18) 'I Forgot That You Existed/This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' 'I Hate It Here/the lakes'

London, UK (June 21) 'Hits Different/Death By A Thousand Cuts' 'The Black Dog/Come Back…Be Here/Maroon'

London, UK (June 22) 'thanK you aIMee/Mean'

London, UK (June 23) 'Out of the Woods/Is It Over Now?/Clean'

Dublin, Ireland (June 28) 'State of Grace/You're On Your Own, Kid' 'Sweet Nothing/Hoax'

Dublin, Ireland (June 29) 'The Albatross/Dancing With Our Hands Tied' 'This Love/Ours'

Dublin, Ireland (June 30) 'Clara Bow/The Lucky One'

Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 4) 'Guilty As Sin?/Untouchable' 'The Archer/Question…?'

Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 5) 'imgonnagetyouback/Dress' 'You Are In Love/Cowboy Like Me'

Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 6) 'Sweeter Than Fiction/Holy Ground' 'Mary's Song (Oh My My My)/So High School/Everything Has Changed'

Zürich, Switzerland (July 9) 'Right Where You Left Me/All You Had To Do Was Stay' 'Last Kiss/Sad Beautiful Tragic'

Zürich, Switzerland (July 10) 'Closure/A Perfectly Good Heart' 'Robin/Never Grow Up'

Milan, Italy (July 13) 'The 1/Wonderland' 'I Almost Do/The Moment I Knew'

Milan, Italy (July 14) 'Mr. Perfectly Fine/Red' 'Getaway Car/Out of the Woods'

Gelsenkirchen, Germany (July 17) 'Superstar/Invisible String' '"Slut!"/False God'

Gelsenkirchen, Germany (July 18) 'Speak Now/Hey Stephen' 'This Is Me Trying/Labyrinth'

Gelsenkirchen, Germany (July 19) 'Paper Rings/Stay Stay Stay' 'it's time to go/Better Man'

Hamburg, Germany (July 23) 'Teardrops On My Guitar/The Last Time' 'We Were Happy/Happiness'

Hamburg, Germany (July 24) 'The Last Great American Dynasty/Run' 'Nothing New/Dear Reader'

Munich, Germany (July 27) 'Fresh Out The Slammer/You Are In Love' 'Ivy/Call It What You Want'

Munich, Germany (July 28) 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever/imgonnagetyouback' 'loml/Don't You'

Warsaw, Poland (Aug 1) 'Mirrorball/Clara Bow' 'Suburban Legends/New Year's Day'

Warsaw, Poland (Aug 2) 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)/I Can See You' 'Red/Maroon'

Warsaw, Poland (Aug 3) 'Today Was A Fairytale/I Think He Knows' 'The Black Dog/Exile'

London, UK (Aug 15) 'Everything Has Changed/End Game/Thinking Out Loud' (ft: Ed Sheeran) 'King Of My Heart/The Alchemy'

London, UK (Aug 16) 'Dear John/Sad Beautiful Tragic'

London, UK (Aug 17) 'My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys/Coney Island'

London, UK (Aug 19) 'Long Live/Change' 'The Archer/You're On Your Own, Kid'

London, UK (Aug 20) 'Death By A Thousand Cuts/Getaway Car' (ft: Jack Antonoff)

Miami, FL (Night 1 - Oct 18) 'Tim McGraw/Timeless' 'this is me trying/Daylight'

Miami, FL (Night 2 - Oct 19) 'Should've Said No/I Did Something Bad' 'loml/White Horse'

Miami, FL (Night 3 - Oct 20) 'Out Of The Woods/All You Had To Do Was Stay' 'mirrorball/Guilty As Sin?'

New Orleans, LA (Night 1 - Oct 25) 'Our Song/Call It What You Want' 'The Black Dog/Haunted'

New Orleans, LA (Night 2 - Oct 26) 'Espresso/Is It Over Now?/Please Please Please' (ft: Sabrina Carpenter) 'Hits Different/Welcome to New York'

New Orleans, LA (Night 3 - Oct 27) 'Afterglow/Dress' 'How You Get The Girl/Clean'

Indianapolis, IN (Night 1 - Nov 1) 'The Albatross/Holy Ground' 'Cold As You/exile'

Indianapolis, IN (Night 2 - Nov 2) 'The Prophecy/This Love' 'Maroon/cowboy like me'

Indianapolis, IN (Night 3 - Nov 3) 'Cornelia Street/The Bolter' 'Death By Thousand Cuts/The Great War'

Toronto, Canada (Night 1 - Nov 14) 'My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys/This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' 'False God/'tis the damn season'

Toronto, Canada (Night 2 - Nov 15) 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever/Mine' 'evermore/Peter'

Toronto, Canada (Night 3 - Nov 16) 'Us (with Gracie Abrams)/Out of the Woods' 'You're On Your Own, Kid/Long Story Short'

[theerastoursurprisesongs]

The Eras Tour Surprise Song 2024

Surprise songs in Tokyo, Japan

Night 1

• Guitar: Dear Reader

• Piano: Holy Ground

Night 2

• Guitar: Eyes Open

• Piano: Electric Touch

Night 3

• Guitar: Superman

• Piano: The Outside

Night 4

• Guitar: Come With The Rain

• Piano: You’re on Your Own, Kid

Surprise Songs in Melbourne, Australia

Night 1

• Guitar: Red

- announces "The Bolter"

• Piano: You're Losing Me

Night 2

• Guitar: Getaway Car × august × The Other Side of the Door

• Piano: this is me trying

Night 3

• Guitar: Come Back...Be Here × Daylight

• Piano: Teardrops On My Guitar

Surprise Songs in Sydney, Australia

Night 1

• Guitar: How You Get the Girl

- The Albatross

• Piano: White Horse × Coney Island with Sabrina Carpenter

Night 2

• Guitar: Should've Said No × You’re Not Sorry

• Piano: New Year’s Day × peace

Night 3

• Guitar: Is It Over Now? × I Wish You Would

• Piano: Haunted × exile

Night 4

• Guitar: Would've, Could've, Should've × ivy

• Piano: Forever & Always × Maroon

Surprise Songs in Singapore

Night 1

• Guitar: Mine × Starlight

• Piano: I Don’t Wanna Live Forever × Dress

Night 2

• Guitar: long story short × The Story Of Us

- announces "The Black Dog"

• Piano: Clean × evermore

Night 3

• Guitar: Foolish One × Tell Me Why

• Piano: This Love × Call It What You Want

Night 4

• Guitar: Death By A Thousand Cuts × Babe

• Piano: Fifteen × You’re on Your Own, Kid

Night 5

• Guitar: Sparks Fly × gold rush

• Piano: False God × "Slut!"

Night 6

• Guitar: Tim McGraw × cowboy like me

• Piano: mirrorball × epiphany

Surprise Songs in Paris, France

Night 1

• Guitar: Paris

• Piano: lolm

- Added TTPD on setlist

Night 2

• Guitar: Is It Over Now? × Out of the Woods

• Piano: My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

Night 3

• Guitar: Hey Stephen

• Piano: Maroon

Night 4

• Guitar: The Alchemy × Treacherous

• Piano: Begin Again × Paris

Surprise Songs in Stockholm, Sweden

Night 1

• Guitar: I Think He Knows × Gorgeous

• Piano: Peter

Night 2

• Guitar: Guilty as Sin?

• Piano: Say Don't Go × Welcome To New York × Clean

Night 3

• Guitar: Message In A Bottle × How You Get The Girl × New Romantics

• Piano: How Did It End?

Surprise Songs in Lisbon, Portugal

Night 1

• Guitar:

• Piano: Fresh Out The Slammer × High Infidelity

Night 2

• Guitar: The Tortured Poets Department × Now That We Don't Talk

• Piano: Your On Your Own Kid × Long Live

Surprise Songs in Madrid, Spain

Night 1

• Guitar: Sparks Fly × I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

• Piano: I Look in People's Windows × Snow On The Beach

Night 2

• Guitar: Our Song × Jump Then Fall

• Piano: King Of My Heart

Surprise Songs in Lyon, France

Night 1

• Guitar: The Prophecy × long story short

• Piano: Fifteen × You’re on Your Own, Kid

Night 2

• Guitar: Glitch × Everything Has Changed

• Piano: Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus

Surprise Songs in Edinburgh, Scotland

Night 1

• Guitar: Would've, Could've, Should've × I Know Places

• Piano: 'tis the damn season × Daylight

Night 2

• Guitar: The Bolter × Getaway Car

• Piano: All Of The Girls You Loved Before × Crazier

Night 3

• Guitar: It's Nice To Have A Friend × dorothea

• Piano: Haunted × exile

Surprise Songs in Liverpool, England

Night 1

• Guitar: I Can See You × Mine

• Piano: Cornelia Street × Maroon

Night 2

• Guitar: This Is What You Came For × gold rush

• Piano: The Great War × You're Losing Me

Night 3

• Guitar: Carolina × no body, no crime

• Piano: The Manuscript × Red

Surprise Songs in Cardiff, Wales

Night 1

• Guitar: I Forgot That You Existed × This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

• Piano: I Hate It Here × the lakes

Surprise Songs in London, England

Night 1

• Guitar: Hits Different × Death By A Thousand Cuts

• Piano: The Black Dog × Come Back...Be Here × Maroon

Night 2

• Guitar: thanK you aIMee × Mean

• Piano: Castles Crumbling with Hayley Williams

Night 3

• Guitar: us with Gracie Abrams on the piano

• Piano: Out Of The Woods × Is It Over Now? × Clean

Surprise Songs in Dublin, Ireland

Night 1

• Guitar: State Of Grace × You’re on Your Own, Kid

• Piano: Sweet Nothing × hoax

Night 2

• Guitar: The Albatross × Dancing With Our Hands Tied

• Piano: This Love × Ours

Night 3

• Guitar: Clara Bow × The Lucky One

• Piano: You’re on Your Own, Kid

Surprise Songs in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Night 1

• Guitar: Guilty as Sin? × Untouchable

• Piano: The Archer × Question...?

Night 2

• Guitar: imgonnagetyouback × Dress

• Piano: You Are In Love × cowboy like me

Night 3

• Guitar: Sweeter Than Fiction × Holy Ground

• Piano: Mary's Song (Oh My My My) × So High School × Everything Has Changed

Surprise Songs in Zürich, Switzerland

Night 1

• Guitar: right where you left me × All You Had To Do Was Stay

• Piano: Last Kiss × Sad Beautiful Tragic

Night 2

• Guitar: closure × A Perfectly Good Heart

• Piano: Robin × Never Grow Up

Surprise Songs in Milan, Italy

Night 1

• Guitar: the 1 × Wonderland

• Piano: I Almost Do × The Moment I Knew

Night 2

• Guitar: Mr. Perfectly Fine × Red

• Piano: Getaway Car × Out Of The Woods

Surprise Songs in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Night 1

• Guitar: Superstar × invisible string

• Piano: "Slut!" × False God

Night 2

• Guitar: Speak Now × Hey Stephen

• Piano: this is me trying × Labyrinth

Night 3

• Guitar: Paper Rings × Stay Stay Stay

• Piano: it's time to go × Better Man

Surprise Songs in Hamburg, Germany

Night 1

• Guitar: Teardrops On My Guitar × The Last Time

• Piano: We Were Happy × happiness

Night 2

• Guitar: the last great american dynasty × Run

• Piano: Nothing New × Dear Reader

Surprise Songs in Munich, Germany

Night 1

• Guitar: Fresh Out The Slammer × You Are In Love

• Piano: ivy × Call It What You Want

Night 2

• Guitar: I Don't Wanna Live Forever × imgonnagetyouback

• Piano: loml × Don't You

Surprise Songs in Warsaw, Poland

Night 1

• Guitar: mirrorball × Clara Bow

• Piano: Suburban Legends × New Year's Day

Night 2

• Guitar: I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) × I Can See You

• Piano: Red × Maroon

Night 3

• Guitar: Today Was A Fairytale × I Think He Knows

• Piano: The Black Dog × exile

Surprise Songs in London, England

Night 4

• Guitar: Everything Has Changed × End Game × Thinking out Loud with Ed Sheeran

• Piano: King Of My Heart × The Alchemy

Night 5

• Guitar: London Boy

• Piano: Dear John × Sad Beautiful Tragic

Night 6

• Guitar: I Did Something Bad

• Piano: My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys × coney island

Night 7

• Guitar: Long Live × Change

• Piano: The Archer × You're On Your Own, Kid

Night 8

• Guitar: Death By A Thousand Cuts × Getaway Car with Jack Antonoff

• Piano: So Long London

Surprise Songs in Miami, Florida

Night 1

• Guitar: Tim McGraw × Timeless

• Piano: this is me trying × Daylight

Night 2

• Guitar: Should've Said No × I Did Something Bad

• Piano: lolm × White Horse

Night 3

• Guitar: Out of the Woods × All You Had To Do Was Stay

• Piano: mirrorball × Guilty as Sin?

Surprise Songs in New Orleans, Louisiana

Night 1

• Guitar: Our Song × Call It What You Want

• Piano: The Black Dog × Haunted

Night 2

• Guitar: Espresso × Is It Over Now? × Please Please Please with Sabrina Carpenter

• Piano: Hits Different × Welcome To New York

Night 3

• Guitar: Afterglow × Dress

• Piano: How You Get The Girl × Clean

Surprise Songs in Indianapolis, Indiana

Night 1

• Guitar: The Albatross × Holy Ground

• Piano: Cold As You × exile

Night 2

• Guitar: The Prophecy × This Love

• Piano: Maroon × cowboy like me

Night 3

• Guitar: Cornelia Street × The Bolter

• Piano: Death By A Thousand Cuts × The Great War

Surprise Songs in Toronto, Ontario

Night 1

• Guitar: My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys × This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

• Piano: False God × 'tis the damn season

Night 2

• Guitar: I Don't Wanna Live Forever × Mine

• Piano: evermore × Peter

Night 3

• Guitar: us. × Out of The Woods with Gracie Abrams

• Piano: You're On Your Own, Kid × long story short

Night 4

• Guitar: Mr. Perfectly Fine × Better Than Revenge

• Piano: State Of Grace × Labyrinth

Night 5

• Guitar: Ours × the last great american dynasty

• Piano: Cassandra × mad woman × I Did Something Bad

Night 6

• Guitar: Sparks Fly × Message In A Bottle

• Piano: You're Losing Me × How Did It End?

Surprise Songs in Vancouver, British Columbia

Night 1

• Guitar: Haunted × Wonderland

• Piano: Never Grow Up × The Best Day

Night 2

• Guitar: I Love You, I'm Sorry × Last Kiss (with Gracie Abrams)

• Piano: The Tortured Poets Department × Maroon

Night 3

• Guitar: A Place in this World × New Romantics

• Piano: Long Live × New Year's Day × Manuscript

[balladofthewhitehorse]

The Siege Of Lisbon (1147)

England did not consider himself prone to flights of fancy, but the man before him gave him no choice, except to fly. Licking his cracked lips, England gingerly stepped toward him (ignoring the wry glance that his commander cast at him, as if to say that ‘I told you so, I told you going on this crusade was worth it’). ‘’Uh-’’ England shut his eyes, shaking his head as shame seethed through his body (young, immortal and godly…he had no place mumbling like a boy as he outstretched a hand towards Portugal before him, arching an eyebrow). ‘’I wish you good luck in keeping your city.’’ He decided to say, instead of what’s your name, cautious of coming across as overeager - or even foolish, that he should’ve known by now. 

It was his duty, England recalled quietly, as his gaze picked through the cluster of waiting soldiers (hardly professional men as England usually expected, but bound by oaths innumerable, but of course…the country would have nothing less than faithful men). 

The man looked up, squinting in the sun as he nodded wearisomely; His chest heaved under his chainmail, and Portugal wondered when he’d started feeling so exhausted. The first thing that he needed was rest and the last thing (he glanced pointedly at England, who didn’t seem to notice the evident irritation) that he needed was to be sucked into a long winded conversation, of platitudes and thankfulness that itched Portugal’s skin. ‘’I’ll manage.’’ He replied curtly, nose wrinkling in disdain - a group of soldiers had broken away, pouring through the city and prying hands placed where they should not be. ‘’Don’t concern yourself with my affairs. You’ve completed your end of the oath and you’ll soon get your reward.’’ 

Were the others presuming him weak for such assistance?…Portugal’s gaze raked over England (sharp and narrowed, like a bird of prey picking at a carcass), wondering if that was what he was thinking. ‘’I’ve got something to be doing…’’ He nodded curtly, turning on his heel and walking away (some horrified gossip spoke of a murdered bishop, Portugal’s blood turning into furious ice, cheeks red with frustration as he slipped between the crowd of soldiers).

‘’Do you need help-!’’ England called out, rushing after Portugal. He hadn’t initially cared for the detour - but he could not help but feel a little intrigued (a strange notion, England knew, and a small part of him chided such a distraction) by the individual who had led a garrison of soldiers into these walls, breaking the siege and the hunger. Portugal did not turn back once, but England followed all the same - until finally, he found himself lost in the streets of Lisbon. 

It wasn’t a place that England was hugely familiar with (never mind the fact that there were soldiers, running up and down the streets, fleeting faces that England hardly recognised as his own men).  ‘’Shit-’’ He stumbled, turning in a half-circle as he looked around wildly. Colour flooded his pale cheeks, England’s feet scuffing over the cobblestones as he looked around amidst the crowds, nearly tripping and falling when he found himself caught. When he looked up, he spied a familiar (if annoyed) face. ‘’Sir-!’’ England jerked himself upright, smoothing down his armour (not that there were any creases, he just needed something to do with his hands) as he cleared his throat. Something was gravely wrong, he realised, searching Portugal’s face as he took a deep breath, cocking his head to the side. ‘’...Did someone break their oath?’’ He asked softly, swallowing a lump in his throat. None of the soldiers were recognisable immediately to him, at least not as his own, but suppose that he’d missed one. ‘’I-I can count my men. I promise-’’ England knew that he needed allies, and by God, he wanted his man on his side (and more, a feeling he could not put a name to).

‘’Mhmm, you could say that.’’ Portugal groused, the lines of his face thick with sweat and dust; The rueful expression of a man scorned. Portugal fell silent (staring long and hard at England, until the other swore that he burned). There was nothing deceptive about England’s words, and eventually Portugal relented with a scoff, shaking his head disdainfully. ‘’Honestly, you ask some people to do you a favour…’’ Longing coiled deep in his bones, as Portugal sighed - head in hand as he stalked past England, through the winding streets and towards the gate. There had been a man, or so they claimed, stood there splitting the city-gates wide open - and bled a pathway for them. 

Men’s tongues had already started spinning that legend, and one that wiped away Portugal, like lines in the sand; And once more, Portugal felt a rise of dread in the pits of his stomach, red-crescents dug into the palms of his hands as he took a deep breath (only digging deeper into his skin as England’s hand reached out for his shoulder, a furtive glance at England like embers in a fireplace). ‘’What? Go count your men already, what are you standing here for?’’ 

‘’Ah-!’’ England blinked, jerking as Portugal’s voice cut through his reverie (a menagerie of thoughts that trooped like soldiers, all buckling and crashing into one another as England quickly recalled his duties). Without another word, England withdrew his hand and marched off, barking orders at anyone who would listen to him - anyone who carried his banner quickly swept up as they formed a row; The counting didn’t take long, England’s expression pinched as he shook his head. Of course, England thought ruefully, they were good men (he was), faithful and loyal men (he was) and there was no way that any of them wou-

‘’So?’’ Jesus Christ, could Portugal stop sneaking up like that? ‘’No. It was none of them.’’ England huffed, an eyebrow arching as he turned to stare quietly at Portugal. ‘’It would be none of them, the young man ground out. ‘’I would have nothing less than faithful men following me. I have nothing else to report.’’ England stood, as tense as a drawn bow (poised, his spine held rigid like a taut string).

‘’Faithful men?’’ Portugal arched an eyebrow, crossing his arms as he leaned back ponderously. ‘’God really mean that much to you…?’’ Of course, God was important to all of them - and the look on England’s face (startled, slightly insulted) was a little more interesting than the faint, furtive glances the taller had been casting him since he got here, but Portugal was not particularly interested in piety today. ‘’More than gold?’’ A sharp smile broke his features, a sword splintering bark as Portugal turned to face him. ‘’More than wealth?’’ (This was a trap.) England swallowed thickly. (He allowed himself to be caught) ‘’An oath is an oath.’’ England replied plainly. ‘’And I stick to them.’’ 

[dougrobyngoold]

Museu Arqueologico do Carmo & Museu da Cerveja - Lisbon, Portugal

We started today off with a visit to Carmo Convent, which is now an amazing archaeological museum. Construction on the convent began in 1389 and by 1551 it had been expanded to house 70 clergy and 10 servants. It was significantly damaged in the 1755 earthquake and had to be abandoned. In 1800, minor repairs were made and the military took over the space. In 1864, the space was donated to the Association of Portuguese Archaeologists and turned into a museum.

It is definitely a work-in-progress, however, the artifacts that are on display are impressive. We were amazed at what was displayed in the convent, as well as the actual ruins of the convent. Well worth the time and the $4/person admission fee.

Inside the convent - no roof, beautiful arches, and lots of displays of pediments and columns in this area.

Inside there are multiple rooms filled to the brim with historical artifacts from around the world.

Top to bottom: porcelain tile panels depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ, tomb of a king, an elaborately decorated chest, and a mummy.

We visited the museum for over and hour, so many artifacts to take in - we were glad that we decided to go inside and explore. We wandered to the back side of the convent, where there were some nice views.

St. George's Castle was visible on the treed hillside.

Lisbon Cathedral was our next destination - we opted to not go inside.

We continued our tour, finding a vista with lovely views of the Tagus River, as we made our way toward the National Pantheon.

The National Pantheon - which houses the tombs of Portugal's major historic figures. We opted to not go inside, small admission charge or free with Lisbon Card.

A few of the beautifully tiled facades we came across as we made our way around Lisbon today.

Igreja de Sao Vicente de Fora - a Catholic monastery. We walked the perimeter and enjoyed a little shade on a bench in the courtyard.

Courtyard at the monastery.

Our next stop - the Beer Museum! Doug, waiting for our tour in the regal "Beer Tour Chair".

Our tour guide, Daniel, was amazing and we learned a bit about the history of beer during the tour. We shared the tour with 4 young people from England, they were delightful. Part of the tour is a tasting, everyone chose a beer from a huge refrigerator and we were given the option of sharing the beers or just tasting our own selection. Luckily, everyone was willing to share and we had a great time visiting and tasting the beers.

We enjoyed a couple beers and lunch at the restaurant at the Beer Museum - inside is very fancy dining, outside is way more casual. On my plate is bolinho de bacalhau (salt cod croquette, a local favorite). Doug was complaining because he had to wait to drink his beer while I took the picture!

The Beer Museum is located on Praca do Comercio - a beautiful plaza along the river. Below are scenes from around the plaza, including the Cais das Colunas (an historic pier with stone pillars). There was a lot happening on and around the plaza.

We were ready to head back to our place, we had covered a lot of territory and needed to put our feet up for a bit. On our way back, we passed by Pink Street - an Instagram hot-spot - EVERYONE was taking a selfie along this street. Pretty crazy!

[mumucow]

tagged by @spaceprincessem, people will now find out that I'm not American Em and it's your fault 😂

are you named after anyone? No, almost got a named similar to a coffee brand

when was the last time you cried? I let a tear slip with the episode of In Another Life of 9-1-1, I don't cry with shows so...yeah thank you for ruining my life

do you have kids? no

do you use sarcasm a lot? to the point that my first at first didn't get it and now they already assume I am being sarcastic

what's the first thing you notice about people? their smile and eyes, so I can see right away if they are bullshit or not, I'm usually right

what's your eye color? Common brown, I do have a lighter brown tiniest spot on my right eye

scary movies or happy endings? Listen...scary movies all the way, I love the Elm Street series

any special talents? ...I have a different hiccup? I basically do it once but it sounds like a seagull being strangled

where were you born? Lets call it south side Lisbon, so Portugal

what are your hobbies? reading, writing, playing

have you any pets? I have one dog that thinks he is 50kg when in reality he is 6kg

what sports do you play/have you played? I used to play basketball and did swimming for 2 months but sports are not really my thing and since I fucked up my knee when I was 7 years old I can't do impacts

how tall are you? 1,69m yes I am using normal measures not American measures

favourite subject in school? English for sure along with Biology

dream job? I always wanted something related to art, like architecture but that won't happen so anything that allows me to enjoy life, travel a bit, and give me time for my hobbies, right now I do have that job

So I am tagging @triskel-samulet @shortsighted-owl @alyxmastershipper only if you want to

[sprocketblog]

BTWIN Rockrider ST530 6061 AL 27.5" MTB w eBike mod and side mirrors parked in the cobbled streets of Lisbon, #Portugal. Likely this bike is being used as a delivery #messengerbike around the steep streets if central #Lisbon 🏔️ Sell your bicycles & parts on the Sprocket app. Link in bio www.sprocket.bike/app #btwin #btwinrockrider #mountainbike #ebikes (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CphLuCyu5WC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[turtlethon]

“Ring of Fire”

Season 7, Episode 6 First US Airdate: October 2, 1993

Shredder plots to assemble a heat ray in Lisbon’s Cathedral.  

The “Vacation in Europe” side-season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continues with “Ring of Fire”. Michael Edens is the writer of this adventure, following on from his work on “Tower of Power” at the beginning of this arc.

Today we join the Turtles in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, as they watch a festival unfold on the street from their vantage point in an olive warehouse. Donatello is hard at work on a pizza-making machine and today is voiced by Greg Berg: if you’re keeping track, that means we’re now down to only two of the Turtles having their regular voice actors. Tired of being boxed in, Michaelangelo breaks off from the team to go exploring.

Over in Dimension X, Krang’s Scheme of the Day involves magnifying the sun’s beams to create a heat ray. (Yet again, this does nothing to resolve the current situation with the Technodrome.) To do so will require a special kind of sand, which can be used to forge a lens capable of withstanding any level of heat, and this can only be found in Lisbon’s Bull Ring. Shredder is offended after being shown a map, insistent that he knows where Portugal is; Krang explains that “it’s not for you – this is the educational portion of our show!” He provides Shreds with a key that will grant him access to the bell tower of the city’s cathedral, so that he can set up the ray there, with the magnifying beams being set up in the facing square. Shredder leaves to carry out the plan, accompanied by Rocksteady, Bebop and a group of Rock Soldiers.

Michaelangelo wanders through the sewers, aiming on heading in the direction of the nearest beach. He emerges in what initially appears to be a deserted part of town before getting caught up in an oncoming crowd; the Running of the Bulls is taking place. If you’ve ever seen that one animated GIF of an alarmed Mikey, it originates here. A trio of bulls chases him down the street, with one of them eventually knocking him into a fountain. The same bull then charges at the stone structure, shattering one of its walls and causing the water to flood the street. This carries Mikey back down the sewers, eventually leading him to the beach, where he engages in some surfing with a makeshift board.

Nearby, April is accompanied by Vernon on camera and Irma (doing nothing in particular), as she reports in her capacity as “European Correspondent” about the building of a new luxury hotel by the McDonald Crump organisation, a call-back of sorts to a character introduced in “Raphael Meets His Match”, although as the Vacation in Europe episodes are set immediately after the season four opener, that technically hasn’t happened yet. Bebop and Rocksteady are also in the vicinity, being guided through the process of emptying a dump truck carrying sand by Shredder. When they’re unable to do so, he points out a control on the dashboard marked “DUMP LEVER”. The mutants defend themselves by reminding Shredder that they don’t read Portuguese – or any other language, for that matter – and would never have known what the text, which is in English, would have said.

Vernon is finishing up after the completion of April’s report and happens to be standing behind the dump truck when the sand is unloaded, winding up underneath it. This leads to a confrontation between Shredder’s bunch and the Channel 6 crew, with the masked villain capturing April. Irma is also caught, identified by Rocksteady as “that cute Irma dame” - I guess he has a thing for her for the purposes of this episode. Michaelangelo hears this from the beach while surfing and saying “cowabunga” repeatedly, and alerts the other Turtles.

Shredder sends the contingent of Rock Soldiers accompanying him to attack Michaelangelo. The lone Turtle responds by using the construction site to his advantage, hurling an enormous metal pipe at the stone warriors that crushes them: to all intents and purposes it appears that we just watched Michaelangelo kill a bunch of guys, something that I never would have expected to see in this episode going in. Bebop commandeers a power shovel and is about to use it to give Mikey a taste of his own medicine as the first act ends.

Act two opens with Donatello using a bulldozer to tip over the power shovel. During the resulting commotion, Shredder unwittingly drops the bell tower key provided to him by Krang. He goes on to chase the Turtles into a pit using the power shovel, driving off in it while Bebop and Rocksteady escape in the dump truck. Moments later, Vernon stumbles upon the bell tower key, which April determines must be integral to Shredder’s plan.

Looking for a way to navigate through the ongoing festival activities without drawing the attention of the Turtles, Shredder turns the power shovel and dump truck into makeshift parade floats. The Turtles wind up seeing this anyway, but are unable to negotiate the crowd to do anything about it. As a workaround, the green teens use their grappling hooks to scale a nearby building.

Vernon has split off from April and Irma, looking to obtain footage of Lisbon for Burne rather than investigate Shredder’s scheme. By coincidence, he finds himself filming the Bull Ring while Shredder is there, and is identified by the masked villain as “that wimp reporter”. The cowardly newsman faints after being captured by Rocksteady and Bebop, but the Turtles step in to save him. Our green teens cannonball into the mutant henchmen, causing them to drop their weapons. Shredder hits back by freeing a bull, which charges toward the Turtles as act two reaches its conclusion.

Act three kicks off with Raphael using his bandana to taunt the bull, and soon finds himself riding it back into the pen. After being thrown off, the other Turtles step in to provide their scores for his performance. With Shredder having escaped again, Donatello takes a sample of the bull ring’s sand to determine what he’s up to.

April and Irma wander through Lisbon attempting to determine what the key found on the construction site grants access to, before winding up at the cathedral. After successfully gaining entry, they discover Shredder setting up the ray machine beneath the building. April begins filming this until the ledge beneath her crumbles, delivering her directly to the villainous trio. Irma demands that Shredder give April back, threatening that if he refuses, he’ll have to answer to her. This does little to resolve the situation, and ultimately both ladies are tied to a giant lens atop the cathedral. Only an hour remains before sunrise, and when the rays hit the lens both will be burned to a crisp.

Back at the olive warehouse, Donatello determines that the Bull Ring’s dirt is “ultra silicone sand”, and that Shredder must be using it to make an advanced lens. With the sun now rising, an odd scene unfolds where Irma begins singing a song about how she hates to see the morning sun come up. April has a plan, instructing her friend to rock (physically, rather than musically) as soon as the first rays of light break through.

Flashes of light dazzle the Turtles through the windows of the warehouse, which Donatello recognises as Morse Code. By interpreting his, he learns of April’s current predicament, and the team head off in the Turtle Van to intervene. They arrive just in time to see Shredder’s ray emerge from the ground. Meanwhile April and Irma tilt the lens restraining them, pin-pointing the heat to singe their ropes. Both rejoin the Turtles at ground level as they see off Rocksteady and Bebop. The mutant duo escape with Shredder, the machine now operating at full capacity. Donatello has a plan to stop it, ordering the other Turtles to hurl their Turtlecoms into Shredder’s contraption. He attaches his own Turtlecom to a megaphone, placing this among the cathedral’s bells, which upon being rung, create a vibration which shatters both the giant lens and the ray machine. 

Back in the olive warehouse, Splinter congratulates the Turtles on their victory, encouraging them to go out and join the festivities. The green teens are still sore from today’s adventure, and would rather spend the time recovering instead. Splinter responds to this by engaging in a weird animation where he tilts his head around, smiling and winking. Uh, okay.

Michael Edens has a varied track record on the show, having co-penned with Mark Edens several season three adventures from the awful “Camera Bugged” to “The Ninja Sword of Nowhere”, one of the most exceptional stories of that year. “Ring of Fire” doesn’t sit at either extreme, being instead staggeringly dull, perhaps the least necessary TMNT episode thus far. Yet another uninspired invention by Krang results in the Turtles and the Technodrome crew doing much the same thing they’ve done countless times prior. There’s zero novelty at this point in seeing April and Irma get kidnapped or the Turtles battle Rocksteady and Bebop on a construction site, all of this has been done before in better episodes. Even the idea of the Turtles riding bulls was done in “Mutagen Monster” - an episode written by Michael and Mark Edens, as it turns out, and one that I didn’t find particularly thrilling, though it’s a cut above this.

Voice actor attrition has never been as bad as it is here, with Rob Paulsen (Raphael), James Avery (Shredder) and now Barry Gordon (Donatello, Bebop) all absent at this point. Hal Rayle, Jim Cummings and Greg Berg do their best in their roles as respective substitutes, but I feel that one of the elements most critical to the show’s success is so depleted that the finished product is dramatically suffering. The filler status of these episodes is glaringly apparent now, the novelty of seeing the Turtles exploring Europe long having worn off. I can’t wait until all of this is behind us and we can move on to the proper season seven episodes of the show, but we’re not even halfway done with this vacation yet; next time the Turtles will be in Dublin for “The Irish Jig is Up”.  

[bike42]

Tuesday September 3, 2024

I could hardly sleep last night, anxious to get started on this long awaited adventure!

We were up at six, dressed to hike and had the final sorting of what goes is the pack and what stays in the suitcase. Since our room had a scale, we determined our final weights, which was of course more than our “practice pack” weights!

Packs with water (and hiking sticks):

Susan 18.2 lbs

Jeff 20.8 lbs

We had breakfast and the hotel arranged for a driver to take us to the Lisbon Oriente train station. We arrived about 30 minutes before our train, which was perfect. We were relieved to find that Portugal followed the same system as virtually all European cities, easy for us to figure out. We had 2 seats, facing backwards though, in the first class compartment. We read, napped, read and napped for the three hour journey.

We arrived in Vila Nova de Gaia just after noon. I’d selected this station on the south side of the river as it looked like it had the shortest walk to the Cathedral, which is the official start of the Camino Portuguese (you can walk it from Lisbon and even further south, but it’s not well marked or supported).

We walked the 1.7 miles to Cathedral using Google Maps, with some uncertainness! Over a viaduct and a large bridge, that had a lane for the street car, and for pedestrians (cars must have been underneath). The Cathedral is undergoing renovations, so there was some confusion about where to go to get our credentials stamped. While in line to pay to gain entry to the cathedral, pilgrims coming out wished us our first buen camino and I was surprised at the wave of emotion that washed over me!

We got our stamp and headed out into the hot and windy afternoon. We saw few official markers, but basically we just had to get down the hill to the river, and keep the water on the left!

The waterfront was active with walkers, cyclists, runners and people on electric scooters. It was mainly a well developed waterfront, with buildings in various states of repair, from very nice to almost bombed out looking!

About 4 miles in, we were ready for a break. We were almost at the end of the river, and we stopped at a shady spot and had a coke and a snack from my bag while we rested our feet and legs.

We rounded the corner, then we were walking along the ocean, and it was stirred up today! There were people on the beaches, but no one swimming and the life guard stations had red flags flying. We walked through a beautiful park, where we were delighted to find public toilets!

We continued up the coast until we came to Matosinhos, where I’d booked accommodation through Expedia - a nice updated house with rooms, a common hot tub in the little courtyard and breakfast in the morning. We asked about a stamp for our credential, and were directed to go to the Tourist Information office at the beach. We showered, did some sink laundry, and headed out to get our stamp and some real food. Lucky for us, the TI was open until 7p and we got our stamp and bought scallop shells for our packs (signifies we are pilgrims), but not good was most restaurants don’t start serving until 7p and we were hungry and exhausted. We searched until we found a family run seafood place where we shared Couvert (olives, bread and some kind of spread), a fresh salad and seafood rice for two and a carafe of green wine. It really hit the spot, and I felt good about being adventurous eating (taking the heads off my own prawns now)!

Back to the room for some tea and chocolate (I’ve carried two bars this far and it’s time to lighten my load). San, Matt and Janet are at the MSP airport and we’re so excited to see them tomorrow!

Walked 8.4 miles (average 87 miles)

Spent $238 on food and accommodation

Pilgrim’s Blessing:

Almighty God, you who has called your servant Abram out of the Chaldean city of Ur and watched over him during all his travels, you, who were the guide of the Hebrew people in the desert, we ask you to take care of us, your children, who, for the love of your name, start our pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Be for us companion on the way, guide at the crossroads, strength in weariness, defense in danger, shelter on the way, shade in the heat, light in the darkness, comfort in despair and firmness in our intentions.

So that we, with your help, might arrive safely at the end of our journey and enriched by grace and virtues, might return safely to our homes, filled with everlasting joy.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever.

May the blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be with us and remain with us always.

Amen