<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Beyond Lisbon]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[beyondlisbon]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/author/beyondlisbon/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Simple pleasures]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="2533" data-permalink="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/simple-pleasures/pdb7/" data-orig-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg" data-orig-size="3648,2536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX10 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420127673&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="PdB7" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2533" src="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=712" alt="PdB7" srcset="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=712 1024w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1424 2048w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=150&amp;h=104 150w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=300&amp;h=209 300w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb7.jpg?w=768&amp;h=534 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></p>
<p>I already mentioned <a href="https://www.google.pt/maps/place/4980-020+Pte.+da+Barca/@41.8056005,-8.4155545,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0xd2508de5f304b89:0x22eb1eb29e9efa51">Ponte da Barca</a> on the blog <a href="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/random-photo-of-the-week-23/">before</a>, but I couldn&#8217;t skip the opportunity of bringing it up again. I mean, look at those trees.</p>
<p><a href="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="2532" data-permalink="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/simple-pleasures/pdb6/" data-orig-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg" data-orig-size="3644,2464" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX10 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420127647&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="PdB6" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2532" src="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=693" alt="PdB6" srcset="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=693 1024w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1386 2048w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=150&amp;h=101 150w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=300&amp;h=203 300w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb6.jpg?w=768&amp;h=519 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></p>
<p>Sometimes you really don&#8217;t need an incredible work of art or a fancy resort to enjoy being somewhere. Sometimes the colors of the sky and the trees are just right and Nature creates a perfect paiting.</p>
<p><a href="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="2530" data-permalink="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/simple-pleasures/pdb4/" data-orig-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg" data-orig-size="3648,2736" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX10 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420127400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.131&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="PdB4" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2530" src="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=769" alt="PdB4" srcset="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=769 1024w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1536 2048w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb4.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></p>
<p>Or maybe it&#8217;s just the way a boat fits a reflection &#8211; almost perfectly.</p>
<p><a href="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="2528" data-permalink="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/simple-pleasures/pdb2/" data-orig-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg" data-orig-size="3400,2306" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX10 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420126672&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.838&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="PdB2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2528" src="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=695" alt="PdB2" srcset="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=695 1024w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1390 2048w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=102 150w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=203 300w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb2.jpg?w=768&amp;h=521 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></p>
<p>Or noticing an unexpected rower.</p>
<p><a href="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="2529" data-permalink="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/simple-pleasures/pdb3/" data-orig-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg" data-orig-size="3636,2348" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX10 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420127386&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;68.191&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="PdB3" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2529" src="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=662" alt="PdB3" srcset="https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=662 1024w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=2048&amp;h=1324 2048w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=150&amp;h=97 150w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=300&amp;h=194 300w, https://beyondlisbon.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pdb3.jpg?w=768&amp;h=496 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Trivia tidbit of the day</span>: Remember when I told you about <a href="https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/portuguese-trivia-viii-2/">Santo António</a>? His mother was born in Ponte da Barca, no less!</p>
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