May 18, 2009

Trip visit to PORTO city 06-05-2009 Pt

in the train station Porto s Bento
the painting representation of one more battle win by the portuguese ...
my friend Roberto and the Café Majestic
we at rua de santa Catarina
obligatory passage to the mercado do Bolhão
the view from the crossing street/rua 31 de Janeiro to rua de santa Catarina
the view of praça /square da Liberdade and avenida dos Aliados

a visit to the livraria/boocktore Lello
great shapes and steps...
time to go up to the
torre/tower dos Clérigos!!

on the center,
is the higest tower in Portugal,with 6 floors and 225 steps.
It is 76 meters high.Its construction began in 1754,
and was concluded in 1763,under the direction of the italian architect Nicholas Nasoni.
my finger playing with the shadow of the torre/tower dos Clérigos...
hihiihiihi...
panorama to praça da liberdade and rua 31 de janeiro
me on the top of the tower
the view from the tower is massive!
to all the city...
in this we see the main historic center
and in the other side of the river douro
Gaia city
one Husky shy in the Ribeira praça/square
now is time to take a boat trip into to the river Douro!...
on the side of the Av de Gustavo Eiffel
in front the view of the ponte/bridge Luis I
from the river :
the boats,muro/wall dos Bacalhoeiros,Igreja S Francisco,
Palacio da Bolsa and the torre/tower dos Clérios
return from the mouth of the river
leave the boat and the Douro river
Brasão do Bolhão
sunset in avenida dos Aliados,
time to take the train...

Paragliding first experience May-2009 Pt

a woman wearing the typically north of portugal
clothes to the festa/party das Cruzes...
the boy also has taste for fly...
just wings and the sky
dealing with the material
me receiving the last instructions...
me flying a little bit...

some crazy pilot with Madmax 2 style approaches...
get scared!

Trip to the playa : Esposende Fão May-2009 Pt

from Esposende is possible to sea the ofir towers on the center
and people doing kite surf
appears a estuary...
was the only person to adventure to go to water...
ofir playa/beach
the sound of waves ...is always relaxing
not a full of people!
Brhama the dog on the letf playing with your new friend!!
leaving the towers of Ofir Fão ,time to back home

Apr 9, 2009

Jungfraujoch :unesco world heritage of the Swiss Alps -snowtreeking to Refuge Monchsjoch -Ch April

jungfraujoch station plan
in the morning i was ready!!! at the station Eismeer 3160mts
we can observe the Eismeer and Grindelwald-Flescher-Glacier
The Men was responsible for the built of the Jung Frau Railway:
the Europe`s highest-altitude railway...
my finger playing inside the Ice Palace
are tunnels everyhere inside the mountain
I,je,moi at Sphinx Observation Terrace

informative picture point to the largest and longest glacier in Europe...
Panorama video:
 
the Monch 4107mts from the Sphinx Observation Terrace 3571mts and some japonese turists everyhere...
the birds like to be part of the top of atentions
the solitude of monchsjochhutte
me at Monchsjochhutte 3650mts on the back the Monchsjoch Hutte
the view from the monchsjoch refuge to the star of south ridge of the monch in the rigth corner,the lines of the skis in the snow is visible ...
One helicopter delivery....at www.moenchsjoch.ch
take a ride in a snowmoto from Monchsjochhutte back to Sphinx Hall
time to come back home in the train at Eiger Glacier

Apr 5, 2009

Freeride line behind Eigerwand 31.03.2008 Ch

in red one of many lines i did,
is not a "clean place" to ride...to many small stones and danger of avanlanches,added the terrain can damage your board forever!!..propitious for not wining enough snow...be carefull!!
the monch 4107mts in all this gloria...

thanks!! the huskys are back to the sweet home :Eiger glacier 2320mts
Welcome!!
the entry to make the line out of piste
a pause to win some energie...
on the other side,we can see the jung frau and the biggest silberhorn
massive wall...
the view from the sl Salzegg lift to the eigerwand and the Eiger