18 thoughts on “A shade above the rest”

1. I recognise this place! Fabulous tree 🙂

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   1. It’s a wonderful spot. A new one to me but quote well known.

      And I just realised I posted a b&w view of the same square recently!!

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      1. Can never have too many photos of a beautiful place 🙂

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2. This tree is magical and your photo is spectacular!

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   1. Thank you – it really was an amazing sight – in a city that I love

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3. What a stunning tree, the gardeners must feel very satisfied too.

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   1. I think it’s very old – cedar apparently

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4. what a majestic shadow, D

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   1. It was an amazing spot. An area I hadn’t found on previous visits and I loved it – the surrounding streets had a great feel to them, local and developing

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      1. 🙂

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5. Resting and you don’t often appear in the same sentence, Debs. 🙂 🙂 The perfect spot for a book.

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   1. Ha, you’re right there, Jo
      But I did sit and read this morning! I’m still reading a great book set in Azerbaijan that I started before going to Azerbaijan (in March!) and never sat long enough to finish…

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      1. Sounds familiar 🙂 🙂

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6. Puts me in mind of another very old, caged tree – the Platan tree of Hippocrates, on Kos

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7. This is so beautiful. Just love the shadows 🙂

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9. Amazing

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10. ooh another reason to return to Lisbon, I need to sit underneath this tree!

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