Roof Of Hotel Vip Executive Suites Eden In Lisbon

Hotel Vip Executive Suites Eden is a beautiful 4-star property located in the heart of Lisbon, next to Praca do Rossio.

This Lisbon hotel has been built on an art deco building from the 1930's featuring 75 studios including double and 2 bedroom apartments.

The studios comprise a separated working area and feature modern facilities.

Hotel Vip executive Suites Eden has been classified as the Best Urban Renovation Project and the Best Tourism Project in Portugal.

Leisure facilities include swimming pool, solarium and bar on the terrace offering great panoramic views.

http://www.edenaparthotelvip.com/

Roof Details Of Monastery Of St. Jerome

Ten minutes west of downtown along the banks of the Rio Tejo, the Belém district includes several of Lisbon's must-see sites. The 16th century Monastery of St. Jerome (Mosteiro de Jeronimos) is a must-visit; it teems with ornate stone carvings in the Manueline style (so named for King Manuel I who commissioned the monastery's construction to celebrate Vasco de Gama's seafaring voyage to India).

http://travel.usnews.com/Lisbon_Portugal/Neighborhoods/

The church and the monastery, like the nearby Torre de Belém and Padrão dos Descobrimentos, symbolise the Portuguese Age of Discovery and is among the main tourist attractions of Lisbon. In 1983, UNESCO formally designated the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém as a World Heritage Site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jer%C3%B3nimos_Monastery

Cafe Gelo - King Carlos' Coach II


On the cafe wall a picture depicting the assassination of King Carlos and heir to the throne.

The cafe does a great selection of sweet items and serves hot and cold drinks too. They might sell savoury items too, but I cannot recall! Seating is available inside towards the back of the cafe and past the counters. Near the front, the cafe attracts quite a few customers who use the place as a takeaway.

The location us excellent too; just off the square near Rossio station. Despite the central location, the quality of food and prices are good and it's not just the usual tourist jaunt.

The cakes for example were all around 1 Euro each, which is pretty standard pricing for such cafes in Lisbon. Their range of bread rolls is particularly good and popular too.

http://www.travbuddy.com/Cafe-Gelo-v463822

Coaches Museum In Lisbon - King Carlos' Coach I

One of Lisbon's most visited sights, the Coaches Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches) has the largest and most valuable collection of its type in the world. It is housed in a richly decorated 18th century royal riding school that is part of Belem Palace, illustrating the ostentation and staggering wealth of the old Portuguese elite.
The detail of the coach that King Carlos & heir to the throne were killed in 1st. February 1908.

http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/coaches-museum.html

Marquis Of Pombal Square In Lisbon

Marquis of Pombal Square (Praça do Marquês de Pombal) Lisbon pays homage to the saviour of the capital in the form of the most central and busiest square of Lisbon. The Praça do Marquês de Pomball (Marques of Pombal Square) truly feels at the centre of Lisbon as three of the capitals largest boulevards extend in opposite directions and the main metro interchange station lies hidden below.
The monument dedicated to the Marques of Pombal stands commandingly in the centre of the square facing Baixa which was re-constructed under his vision but unfortunately the monument is encircled by unending traffic. The Praca do Marques de Pombal appears completely unappealing during the day while chocked by traffic, noise and fumes but return here later, as part of an evening walk, and the allure of the area returns.
The Praca do Marques de Pombal is situated right in the heart of Lisbon with the Avenue Liberdade, the Avenue Duque de Loulé and the Avenue Fontes Pereira de Melo all radiating in opposite directions of the capital. The main Avenue Liberdade leads down the gentle hill to central Baixa and it is quiet fitting that the Marques de Pombal statue faces towards his Baixa.
The statue was constructed between 1917 and 1934 and was inaugurated in 1934 as part of the republics building campaign to promote Portuguese self confidence by focusing on the achievements of the country.

http://www.lisbonweekendguild.com/lisbon-sights/Marquis_Pombal_Square.html

Palm Trees In Lisbon

Typical palm trees in Lisbon.

Houses On The Hill Of Castelo In Lisbon

A view from the hotel balcony to the hillside of the Castelo.

Corner Detail Of São Carlos Theater in Lisbon


It was built in the 18th century in Neoclassical style after the original great Lisbon opera house in Comercio Square was destroyed in the Great Earthquake.

The exterior was inspired by Milan's La Scala, and the beautiful interior (with excellent acoustics) is similar to the San Carlo Theater in Naples, with five galleries and boxes adorned with neoclassical and Rococo decorations.

There is a very pleasant restaurant with tables on the pavement outside.

http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/sao-carlos-theater.html

Waiting Area In Pearson Airport Terminal 3

An hour delay at the airport, the gate filled with all the passengers.

The Hideout Wall Mural - 2

The changing exterior mural have an octopus as the main theme of this rock hub.

Toronto has an incredible concentration of talented musicians, and we’re glad to say that many of them grace our kick-ass stage on a regular basis. The Hideout is a huge supporter of indie artists, hosting festivals such as NXNE, CMW and Indie Week each year since we’ve opened. But our focus is music, so even when the festivals have left town and the dust has settled, we are still rocking out our stage seven nights a week - check us out anytime, you won’t be disappointed.

http://www.thehideouttoronto.com/

The Chefs' House On King East

A corner of the training school restaurant.

The Chefs' House - Learning Is Our Main Ingredient

The restaurant is the first of its kind in Canada – fully open to the public with students training to cook, bake and serve.

Housed in a 3,200 square foot heritage brownstone, the new restaurant serves up one-of-a-kind dining experiences to the city’s food lovers while providing George Brown Chef School students with the latest in real-world culinary training.

The Chefs’ House is an urban culinary retreat; a contemporary space that is used to profile and celebrate the bounty of locally grown food products and pay homage to the international cuisine that influences Toronto’s culinary scene.

http://www.georgebrown.ca/thechefshouse/index.aspx#TCH

http://www.thechefshouse.com/

Wall of the MacDonalds On Spadina And Queen West

Red walls and black and white wall murals filled the upstairs seating area.

Corner of Spadina and Queen West

The web of trolley cables gridded the sky with a group of yellow traffic lights to mark this busy
intersection.

A Corner In Grano On Yonge Street

A Corner In Grano with Italian design posters, painting and murals.


Star Bucks At Shops In Don Mills

The mixed seating inside the cafe.

Pizzeria Libretto - Toronto

The bar decor with beer taps, chalkboard and certificates on the wall.

Libretto aims to be loyal to what real pizza is, invented in Naples using local natural ingredients, cooked in a wood fired oven at extremely high heat to achieve a charred, blistered crust. We use San Marzano tomatoes and Fiore di Latte Mozzarella, brought in fresh daily. Our dough is made with naturally leavened Italian Caputo dopio zero flour. Our pizza bakes in less than 90 seconds in our 900 degree wood burning oven, hand built for us by a 3rd generation pizza oven maker in Naples. Simple, Honest, and Natural.

—Chef Rocco Agostino & Max Rimaldi

http://pizzerialibretto.com/

Eaton Centre Urban Eatery - III

Urban Herbivore in the food court.
Other reviews.
...Though it is underground, the new food court is bright and airy; down its centre run long white communal tables. Next to me sat Daniel Ordibehesht, 23, eating Urban Herbivore’s curry, a dish he enjoyed at its original location in Kensington. When I said that I liked the décor, Mr. Ordibehesht laughed.

“This is like a cattle mart feeding place,” he said. “I feel like it’s feeding time at the zoo.”

Indeed, in this vast space the din is forbidding. But civilization has taken a leap forward here. Specifically, there are no garbage cans at this food court. Diners bring their trays to uniformed women at expansive white counters I would call “lunch tray triage stations.”

I watched one of these workers dump fries into a food scraps bin and the box in the trash. She put cans and plastic bottles in a blue bin and stacked the melamine bowls, plates, glasses and steel cutlery and trays on a rolling cart, to go to the kitchen for washing and reuse.

Nearby is a hand-washing station: a sink, soap dispenser and paper towel dispenser, all motion-activated.

All told, a nice place to lunch, where you can feel good about yourself. Wear a jacket; even a jaunty hat will not be out of place.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/06/peter-kuitenbrouwer-eaton-centres-%E2%80%98urban-eatery%E2%80%99-a-place-to-feel-good-about-yourself/

Eaton Centre Urban Eatery - II

Teriyaki next to a concrete column.

Eaton Centre Urban Eatery - I

Sbarro pizza with a fair size of selections.

Introduction of the “urban eatery”.
The food court experience is a notoriously horrible one. The ambiance is nonexistent, the options are limited to the typical fast-food chains, and the waste produced is enormous. For years, the Eaton Centre food court has been no exception—that is, until Cadillac-Fairview embarked on creating Canada’s first “destination food court” there. It took $48 million and 14 months of renovations to transform the subterranean food court into an “urban eatery”—something that feels more like Copenhagen (mid-century modern furniture, a red, white and wood colour palette) than Toronto—until you see the A&W at least. But Cadillac-Fairview didn’t just want to give the space a facelift; they wanted to change the experience as a whole (indeed, they’ve billed it as “downtown eating, redefined”). The Styrofoam plates and next-to-useless plastic knives are out (unless of course, you order to go), and surprisingly strong crockery and decently weighted cutlery are in. They’ve also brought in a handful of Toronto restaurants and mini-chains, like Urban Herbivore, Amaya Express and Liberty Noodle. It’s not Splendido, but it’s a whole lot better than what it replaced. And it’s home to what has to be the nicest KFC we’ve ever seen.

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/opening-daily-dish/2011/09/01/introducing-urban-eatery/

AGO - Windows II

The big wood sills attached to the window frames.

AGO - Windows I

The front and back stairs of the AGO have big wood window sills attached to structural steel columns.

AGO Member's Lounge Decor -IV

A wine glass reflection on black glass table top.

AGO Member's Lounge Decor -III

Picture on the wall reflected on the black smoked glass table.

The Hideout Wall Mural

The mural of a spirit commercial.

AGO Member's Lounge Decor -II

Reflections of the black smoked glass table with a book.

AGO Member's Lounge Decor -I

The black smoked glass table top reflected the room decors.

Kensington Market Crowd.

The regulars in Kensington Market greeting each other, across the street is a homeless man sitting alone in the sun.

I Deal Coffee - II

The collage seating group and the assortment of plants created this cosy area.

I Deal Coffee - I

The entrance of the cafe with a poster on the wall.

At i deal coffee our beans are carefully selected and roasted with the desire to return to the traditional, “old style” bakery or roasterie of the past, yet be able to still accommodate the demands of the 21st century consumers who want their Guatemalan Huehuetenango organic, bird friendly, co-operatively farmed coffee roasted to a dark french and poured in an eighteen second double shot espresso.

i deal coffee uses a system where we grade each of our coffee’s for its sustainability factor using four categories we feel contribute to an ideal world. These are; environmentally, socially, politically and economically.

http://www.idealcoffees.com/pages/about.html

Seniors Waiting In A Clinic On College Street

The black tower of the fire hall on the right, seniors waiting for their appointments.

AGO - Harpists Performance II

A couple on the first roll enjoying the stream of music from the 2 harpists.

AGO - Harpists Performance I

One black lacquered harp and one gold lacquered harp jamming in the rear court of AGO.

AGO Member's Lounge Decor

The Danish lamp and the artwork on the wall.