Vamos à praia

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Edições Palma S.A. - Mallorca - 1988

BANDARRA - VAMOS À PRAIA

Gare Oriente

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Edições Sofoto - Lisboa - S/D

"... Situated on the Western area of Lisboa town, the Gare do Oriente is one of the most important transport hubs in the country’s capital.
Gare do Oriente includes a Metropolitan station, a high-speed, commuter and regional train hub, a local, national and international bus station, access to the main roads and access in the city, a large area of car parking, a shopping centre (Vasco da Gama) and also a police office.

The project was designed by the renowned Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, and was elaborated as a transportation hub for the World’s Exhibition 1998, that took place in this part of Lisboa, yet projected in order to serve the city after the big exhibition.

Gare do Oriente is situated in “Parque das Nações”, the most modern part of Lisboa, totally changed and urbanized for the World Exhibition 1998, and is now in the centre of the “Lisboa of the 21st century”, surrounded by several services, accommodation, luxury hotels, bars, all sorts of restaurants, international enterprises, museums, art galleries, shops and leisure centres. ... "

Transcrito de http://guides.getportugal.com/lisbon/see/16630/06/gare-do-oriente.html

À espera do comboio na paragem do autocarro

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Edições 19 de Abril - Lisboa - 1999

Lá Em Baixo             

 "... E tu Maria diz-me onde andas tu 

qual de nós faltou hoje ao rendez-vous

qual de nós viu a noite
até ser já quase de dia
é tarde, Maria
toda a gente passou horas
em que andou desencontrado
como à espera do comboio
na paragem do autocarro ... "

Composição: Sérgio Godinho

3ª Classe

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Foto de 1912 - França


" ... Carruagem (caminho de ferro)

As carruagens (português europeu) ou carros ou vagão (português brasileiro) são os veículos destinados ao transporte de pessoas nos comboios/trens. Em Portugal o termo vagão só é usado com o transporte de cargas; ex: vagão de mercadorias.

A origem do nome carruagem é uma transposição das carruagens puxadas por cavalos, que eram também utilizadas para o transporte de passageiros (esta utilização da palavra carruagem pode também ser vista no italiano que utiliza a palavra carrozza, por exemplo).

As carruagens sofreram várias alterações ao longo dos tempos, desde o primeiro comboio onde eram abertas, até à actualidade, mas foi sob a égide de George Pullman e da Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (respectivamente nos Estados Unidos e na Europa) que foram atingidos os mais elevados níveis de luxo nos acabamentos internos.

Actualmente só existem na Europa duas classes, 1ª e 2ª (em Portugal chamadas, nalguns comboios, Conforto e Turística), após a extinção da 3ª classe nos anos que se seguiram a Segunda Guerra Mundial. ..."

Transcrito de http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carruagem_%28caminho_de_ferro%29

Pingxi Branch Rail Line

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Fotografia de Wu Yi-Ping - Taiwan

"... If all you ever wanted is to board an old school train and trip along several small towns, Pingxi Branch Rail Line 平溪支线 might just be the thing for you. This day trip off Taipei is our absolute favourite – a scenic ride through beautiful, unspoilt nature and towns that are remains of what was once a thriving coal industry. 

Pingxi Line is one of the remaining three branch lines that still exist in Taiwan, and is now used mainly for tourist purposes. With a day ticket, we took a special train to the towns of Shifen, Jingtong and Pingxi, the three main towns along this branch line. Each town is full of rewarding sights and activities, that is kept in their old, traditional facade. 

We first alighted at Shifen 十分 and spent some time taking photos on the railway track. How often do you get to stand on one! The train station is home to souvenirs and affectionately called Happy Station 幸福车站. If you’re a ink-stamp collector, you can buy a postcard and collect all of them at the various train stations along Pingxi Line. ... "

Transcrito de http://www.ateverywhere.net/pingxi-branch-rail-line-taipei

If all you ever wanted is to board an old school train and trip along several small towns, Pingxi Branch Rail Line 平溪支线 might just be the thing for you. This day trip off Taipei is our absolute favourite – a scenic ride through beautiful, unspoilt nature and towns that are remains of what was once a thriving coal industry.
Pingxi Line is one of the remaining three branch lines that still exist in Taiwan, and is now used mainly for tourist purposes. With a day ticket, we took a special train to the towns of Shifen, Jingtong and Pingxi, the three main towns along this branch line. Each town is full of rewarding sights and activities, that is kept in their old, traditional facade.
- See more at: http://www.ateverywhere.net/pingxi-branch-rail-line-taipei#sthash.ks4mqkC3.dpuf

If all you ever wanted is to board an old school train and trip along several small towns, Pingxi Branch Rail Line 平溪支线 might just be the thing for you. This day trip off Taipei is our absolute favourite – a scenic ride through beautiful, unspoilt nature and towns that are remains of what was once a thriving coal industry.
Pingxi Line is one of the remaining three branch lines that still exist in Taiwan, and is now used mainly for tourist purposes. With a day ticket, we took a special train to the towns of Shifen, Jingtong and Pingxi, the three main towns along this branch line. Each town is full of rewarding sights and activities, that is kept in their old, traditional facade.
- See more at: http://www.ateverywhere.net/pingxi-branch-rail-line-taipei#sthash.ks4mqkC3.dpuf

If all you ever wanted is to board an old school train and trip along several small towns, Pingxi Branch Rail Line 平溪支线 might just be the thing for you. This day trip off Taipei is our absolute favourite – a scenic ride through beautiful, unspoilt nature and towns that are remains of what was once a thriving coal industry.
Pingxi Line is one of the remaining three branch lines that still exist in Taiwan, and is now used mainly for tourist purposes. With a day ticket, we took a special train to the towns of Shifen, Jingtong and Pingxi, the three main towns along this branch line. Each town is full of rewarding sights and activities, that is kept in their old, traditional facade.
- See more at: http://www.ateverywhere.net/pingxi-branch-rail-line-taipei#sthash.ks4mqkC3.dpuf

If all you ever wanted is to board an old school train and trip along several small towns, Pingxi Branch Rail Line 平溪支线 might just be the thing for you. This day trip off Taipei is our absolute favourite – a scenic ride through beautiful, unspoilt nature and towns that are remains of what was once a thriving coal industry.
Pingxi Line is one of the remaining three branch lines that still exist in Taiwan, and is now used mainly for tourist purposes. With a day ticket, we took a special train to the towns of Shifen, Jingtong and Pingxi, the three main towns along this branch line. Each town is full of rewarding sights and activities, that is kept in their old, traditional facade.
- See more at: http://www.ateverywhere.net/pingxi-branch-rail-line-taipei#sthash.ks4mqkC3.dpuf

Saint Valentine's Day

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Edição Especial Associação Portuguesa dos Amigos dos Caminhos de Ferro - APAC


"...Saint Valentine's Day, also known as Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.
St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to February 14, and added to later martyrologies.[2] A popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. An embellishment to this story states that before his execution he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell.[3] Today, Saint Valentine's Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion,[4] as well as in the Lutheran Church.[5] The Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrates Saint Valentine's Day, albeit on July 6 and July 30, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni). In Brazil, the Dia de São Valentim is recognized on June 12.
The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards...."

Transcrito de http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day

European Best Destinations 2014

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Edição Administração Geral dos CTT - S./D:

"... Nem Roma nem Barcelona, nem sequer Londres, Paris ou Berlim. A votação online no Porto para melhor destino europeu cilindrou a concorrência de peso: contas feitas, a Invicta, confirmou a organização do evento à Fugas, conseguiu 14,8% dos votos, muito à frente da segunda classificada, a croata Zagrebe (10,2%). A votação decorreu online, aberta a todos, entre 22 de Janeiro e 12 de Fevereiro. O top 5 europeu completa-se com Viena (Áustria), Nicósia (Chipre) e Budapeste (Hungria).

É a segunda vez que o Porto vence a competição European Best Destinations (EBD) promovida pela European Consumers Choice, "organização sem fins lucrativos de consumidores e especialistas", com sede em Bruxelas, que "avalia produtos e serviços", além de realizar rankings turísticos. Este ano, segundo dados da organização, foram batidos "todos os recordes" neste que é "o maior evento de e-turismo na Europa", congregando "centenas de milhares de viajantes": no total, foram apurados 228.688 votos.

O Porto sucede a Istambul, vencedor da 4.ª edição do troféu, em que Lisboa ficou classificada em 2.º lugar (apenas 0,2% cento separaram as duas cidades). Aliás, Portugal tem tido uma prestação muito bem-sucedida desde o primeiro ano em que se realizou a votação: em 2010, foi precisamente a capital portuguesa a vencer. Seguiu-se Copenhaga em 2011 e a vitória portuense em 2012. Segundo as regras, o destino vencedor num ano não entra na competição no ano seguinte.
Já a Madeira, finalista pela primeira vez, conseguiu um 6.º lugar com 6,9% dos votos, mesmo à beira do top 5 (Budapeste, em 5.º lugar, tem 7,1%) e alguns pontos acima de destinos de topo como Milão, Madrid, Berlim ou Roma (que completam o top 10).

Ao Porto, chegará agora o troféu oficial de European Best Destination 2014 mas a distinção traz outras mais-valias para além da promoção inerente à utilização da chancela. No site oficial dos EBD, a cidade terá direito a um guia online actualizado (com versões em inglês e francês). ... "

Transcrito de http://www.publico.pt/local/noticia/porto-eleito-melhor-destino-europeu-do-ano-1623555