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A Moment on the Cobbles

Óbidos is a walled town north of Lisbon, all cobbled lanes and whitewashed walls. I spotted a street cleaner stopped for a moment waiting for her colleague to come down the road. I'd guess the straw hat over her headscarf is her own and on a street with no shade it was needed. They do...

Donncha O Caoimh
Sep 16, 20261 min read

bidos is a walled town north of Lisbon, all cobbled lanes and whitewashed walls. I spotted a street cleaner stopped for a moment waiting for her colleague to come down the road. I’d guess the straw hat over her headscarf is her own and on a street with no shade it was needed.

They do a great job. The streets were tidy and clean.

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