Fort Royal....

Coldplay at Ullevi....

Ullevi Stadium, June 26

Coldplay plays nowadays in the "big show club" (those who can easily fill up a huge stadium two days in a row). They are a bigger band today....but definitely not better. The golden era after the two highlights "X & Y" and "Viva la Vida", it´s obviously difficult to surpass....or even equal. Many of the more recent songs don't even get close. A bit too many balloons, fireworks and some unnecessary "pep talk" from Chris Martin is turning the music....into a sparkling (xyloband) show. 
I saw this band back in August 2009 at Stockholms Stadion - and that was probably one of the top three concerts I ever experienced. The concert at Ullevi Stadium yesterday was okay....but no more.

Best in show: "Something Just Like This" and, of course...."Yellow"

Cap d'Antibes....

T as a WC....

Searching for Main Street....

Monterey....50 years

Pillars....

Husaby....

Varnhem....

..the work by the Cistercians

Knot carpentry....

Colza field....

Praying in the 1980`s....

Mariestad, 1981, by Janne Feldt

Pomona....

1953, Mariestad

La Traviata at GöteborgsOperan

With Kerstin Avemo (una donna di prima forza) and Bülent Bezdüz....

Conductor: Giancarlo Andretta, director: David Radok

Göteborgs Universitet....

1907, by Ernst Torulf and Erik Hahr

San Carlo a. Q. F....

Hateship Loveship....

Kristen Wiig 

A story told by women; Alice Munro - short story, Liza Johnson - director, and an excellent Kristen Wiig playing the main role. A film about inner strength, patience and acceptance (we are definitely talking about women).

Nicola Benedetti at Konserthuset....

Göteborg, April 27 photo: Rockfoto

"Violin Concert # 1" by Dmitrij Sjostakovitj 
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård

When every tone arrives from the inside..

Incompetence....

photo: facebook/Nuno Rodrigues

..at the National Museum of Antique Arts in Lisbon

View terraces....

..at airports are history

The art of destroying a beautiful house with paint....

The summer house built in 1980 was, on the outside, originally painted in black color, including the two supporting beams (a rather important architectural detail !).

The interiors were once covered with quality pine ..floor, walls, ceiling !

Waste of money, waste of paint....and irreversible. 

Here a little "left-over" as a reminder of the beauty of pine

Konserthuset....

1935, by Nils-Einar Eriksson

Casa da Sorte....

photo: 1966, by Garcia Nunes

1963, by Querubim Lapa (tiles)

1963....

Majornas Missionsförsamling, 1963, by Rune Lund

Hotel Ritz....

photo: M. de Castro

Tiles by António Louro de Almeida (?). Building, 1959, by Porfírio Pardal Monteiro and Jorge Ferreira Chaves

Querubim Lapa....

Lisboa, 1956, entrance to "A Rampa" by Conceição Silva

AB Volvo Corporate Headquarters....

Göteborg, 1984, by Romaldo Giurgola (photo: GP)

Fábrica Kores....

..Lisboa, 1955. Photo: Cisneiros de Faria

Victor Palla and Bento D`Almeida....

..at CCB, Lisbon, April 11 - June 18

Prekariatet....

Aéroport Nice Côte d’Azur....

Windows of Eze....

Bike city Amsterdam....

..Heemstedestraat

Brutal....

National Theatre, 1976, by Denys Lasdun 

The eye in the sky....

Balance....

2007, by WRB

Rua Augusta....

(click to enlarge)

In the second half of the 1980's. Plenty of traditional shops have disappeared since.

Brick modern....

Cristina Branco at Stora Teatern....

Mars 24, 2017

Dominating a wonderful voice register....sometimes on the road to perfection.

Bernardo Couto - portuguese guitar

Bernardo Moreira - contrabass

Luís Figueiredo - piano

Chameleon House....

(click to enlarge) photo: D. Higgins

2017, Coachella Valley, by Doug Aitken (installation)

Quinta dos Azulejos....

photo: Global Images (click to enlarge)