December 21st, 2009 - Lisbon (Portugal)
Music concert at the Cais do Sodré station of the Lisbon metro. A very interesting iniciative that it's urgent to foster in other public places of Portugal. Video with snapshots of the concert on YouTube.

December 18, 2009
A flight to Portugal with SN Brussels that it's better to not remember!

December16, 2009 - Luxembourg
Christmas market in Luxembourg. Click on the picture to see the photos on Flickr.

December 10, 2009 - Brussels (Belgium)
Christmas market in Brussels. Click on the picture to see the photos on Flickr.

November 21st, 2009 - Belval (Luxembourg)
Belval, Luxembourg. It's no tourist place but it's worth a visit. Belval shows the remains of the Luxemburgish industrial activity that will be imprinted for History.

November 19, 2009 - Luxembourg
My son Eduardo came to Luxembourg to address a conference at the University of Luxembourg Click on the picture to increase.

October 9 to November 5, 2009 - Lisbon (Portugal)
Again in Portugal. My mother turned 91. How nice. Click on the picture to see the photos.

September 27, 2009 - Echternach (Luxembourg)
I went with my friend Ria to Echternach, Luxembourg. Echernach is a pilgrimage centre famous for its « dancing procession » held on Tuesday after Whitsun in honour of St. Willibrord, born in Northumberland in 658 A.D., died in Echternach in 739 A.D.. Romans ruins.

August 8, 2009 - Sesimbra (Portugal)
During my stay in Portugal I went to Sesimbra, a picturesque fishing port. A day spent with my old friend Dalila.

August 6, 2009 - Cascais (Portugal)
Went to Guia in Cascais. Click on the picture to see the photos on Flickr.

July 20 to August 17, 2009 - Lisbon (Portugal)
Summer holidays in Portugal. As soon as I arrived I rushed to eat the delicious pastries of Belém, but the queue at the pastry-shop was so long... that I ended up eating the most unusual beer pastries. They are also out-of-world pastries.

July 6-8, 2009 - Geneva (Switzerland)
Back to Geneva where I stayed until the 8th. Nice weather and beautiful landscape.

July 5, 2009 - Miland (Italy)
Still in Miland. After dinner in one of those restaurants at Victor Emmanuel Galleries, we attended the concert on the place in front of the cathedral.

July 4, 2009 - Miland (Italy)
In Miland. Buffet dinner at the La Scala before the performace of the Verdi opera "Aida". After the show, dessert (sweets) buffet. Regarding the opera, the singers were unfortunately below the standard expected both for the grandeur of the opera and the reputation of the theatre. It made a huge difference from the first time I came to the Scala! Click on the picture to see excerpts of the performance on YouTube.

July 3rd, 2009 - Miland (Italy)
Trip to Miland, Italy. Gala dinner at the Palazzo Visconti.

June 28 to July 8, 2009 - Geneva (Switzerland)
As Eduardo had been in Belgium to spend his birthday with Gustavo, I went with him when back to Geneva. We arrived at the end of the day just in time to go with Esther to the festival in the Cropinette gardens.

June 8-14, 2009 - Oloron (France)
Through my friends Elsa and Christian, I was invited by the France-Portugal association to take part in the cultural festivities held in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France, in honour of the great Portuguese poet Camões. Though I’m not an expert on this remarkable Renaissance poet, I’ve a passion for his works and it was this very feeling that I was able to pass on to the audience attending my conference.

May 8-17, 2009 - Menton and Provence (France)
My friend Christine and I we went on a 10-day trip to southern France (Provence area). The trip also included a one-day excursion to Genoa.

April 24 to May 2nd, 2009 - Geneva (Switzerland)
To not break the habit of these latter years, I went to Geneva for my birthday. After dinner at the restaurant also with our friend Esther, we went to Eduardo’s to eat the birthday cake and sing happy birthday to you (to me!).

February 7-21st, 2009 - travelling in Ethiopia
The Portuguese of the Discoveries were the first European to reach Ethiopia and they were bewichted by the country of the legendary Prester John. Me too, I was bewitched by Ethiopia. Click on the picture to see the photos in Flickr.

February 7-21st, 2009 - Children from Ethiopia
Children with whom I came in touch during my trip to Ethiopia. A fascinating human experience. Click on the picture to see the photos on Flickr.

February 8, 2009 - Addis Abeba (Ethiopia)
Addis Abeba, the capital city of Ethiopia, is a big city also with the status of a state. Due to its historical, diplomatic and political significance, Addis Abeba is home to the African Union and therefore often referred to as the political capital of Africa. Its name means “new flower” in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia (the second most-spoken Semitic language in the world after Arabic). To read more and to see photos.