Name

Lia

Gender

Female

Location

Portugal

Hobbies

Genealogy Research

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I absoltely love this portuguese Dessert. Simple and delicious Ingredients: 1,5 lt of whole milk (6 cups) 1 Cinnamon stick 1 lemon peel (very thinly cut) 180 gr (0.39 lb) (6.35 oz) (1 cup) carolino rice (medium grain rice, NEVER use pre-boiled rice) 8 dl water (3 cups and a half) Salt 15... Read more
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Flutterbydee sounds good :)
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fifileigh my late mother used to make something similar, but i think she added rosewater.
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Maydelene Wow i like it like it that yeah!
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LiaF7 @fifileigh with rosewater it isn't used here in our gastronomy. You can find this recipe in slightly different quantities of ingredients and see it more dry or more creamy. I prefer more creamy :)
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Sheryl It looks yummy and delicious, I'm sure it is aromatic for it has cinnamon in it
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LiaF7 New article
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The original building had the presence of two Roman cisterns and its first walls were built by the Arabs. During the conquer of the castle and taken by the Christians in 1148 (by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques), the walls were destroyed, having been rebuilt immediately in order to p... Read more
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Flutterbydee Looks to be an interesting place :)
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LiaF7 Thank you @Flutterbydee :) My city is beautiful and very proud of its History.
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bibinvarghese i want to visit too :)
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Alex I'm not far from you ?
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LiaF7 @Alex we are probably more or less 100 km away from each other :)
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LiaF7 Updated with more of my photos.
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Maydelene Wow! Very Nice..
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LiaF7 Thank you @Maydelene :)
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NyishaHv Wonderful Article, Lia.

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LiaF7 @NyishaHv thank you :)
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LiaF7 New article
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Papyrus is a plant (cyperus papyrus) which once grew in abundance on the banks of the Nile River in Eygpt. It grew to about 10 feet high. Papyrus was harvested from the beginning of the Predynastic Period in Egypt (c. 6000-c.3150 BCE) NOTE: (BCE=before current era) The earliest archaeological... Read more
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ze2000 I though papyrus was like bamboo
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Bilston And I did too.
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Smokey2017 Very interesting
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LiaF7 Noone liked my article? :(
@ze2000 @Bilston @Smokey2017
And yes... it isnt like bambu
Before seeing this workshop i had no idea what it looked like too.
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ze2000 sorry commented and forgot to like :P
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Smokey2017 Where you been all day @ze000
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Smokey2017 Imagine if we all shared the same traditions where would the fun start
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Bilston Sorty, I forgot to mark.
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Ruth Interesante.
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LiaF7 New article
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On her 15th birthday a girl is introduced to society as prepared for marriage. They consider she changes from a girl to a woman at this age. I was lucky to attend this part of the ceremony during my visit to Trindad, Cuba. Trindad is a World Heritage of Humanity village that has strong colonia... Read more
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Smokey2017 That is so young for marriage
When they are just developing their own identity
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LiaF7 @Smokey2017 it is an old tradition. Even last century many were married from 16 to 20 years old. Over 20 parents would start worring they would only be aunts. Today youngsters don't get married or make that decision nearer to their 30s.
In Cuba this tradition is like a big ceremony for them. Other countries in high society at this age they do the debutante ball where daughters of wealthy people are shown to young men of wealthy families. It's to say: Hey I am available for courtship, lets keep wealth together lol. Doesn't mean they will get married at that age.
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Smokey2017 Proves different countries different
Traditions
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LiaF7 That is something I have learnt in my travelling... so many different traditions. And what is normal for some is a shock for others.
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Smokey2017 As long as people are happy
Leave them to it that is my policy
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ze2000 I think this is wrong, even if it's tradition...
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LiaF7 Hey @ze2000 maybe some tribes in Africa think the money we spend on a wedding ceremony and cocktails and honeymoon are wrong too.
In Cuba people are poor, on this date family comes from abroad and in most cases pay all expensives. Girls feel like princesses and everyone has plenty of food to party.
Very difficult to stop a tradition that makes them so happy.
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Smokey2017 Every culture every tradition is different to what we have grown up with
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LiaF7 In USA i know there is a big party for the "sweet sixteen". I know my niece had a party and a cruise with friends for her 16th birthday.
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Smokey2017 Blimey when I was 16 I had my closest friends come home for a party
How the times have changed
What happens if you don't have the money
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Smokey2017 Don't you think that teenagers want the same things as pop stars or very near that
What happens when family don't have rhe money for a lavish party
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LiaF7 See @Smokey2017 the 16th is different from other years why? There has to be an antique tradition related to it.
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Smokey2017 So what happens for 18 21 30
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LiaF7 In Cuba and spanish cultures it is 15. To anglo-saxons the 16th is special.
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Smokey2017 I thibk all ages are special as your birthday comes once a year so why not partee
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LiaF7 Normal birthdays. I think the jewish have a special birthdate for boys too.
But for my knowledge the english speaking communities have a special treatment for the girls "sweet sixteen" Boys don't have a 16th special birthday.
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Smokey2017 That not fair they should have a uproar over that
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LiaF7 Yes I agree. I always celebrate life. But what I am focusing on is putting a year more important than others in different cultures.
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ze2000 @LiaF7 I mean the story behind it is wrong, it's like showing off cattle "hey she's ripe, come and get her".
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Smokey2017 I agree with @ze000 surely a girl
Needs to have time to
Mature and be her own person
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Smokey2017 What happens if marriage doesn't work out will it be divorce
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LiaF7 @ze2000 you are right. The whole concept is wrong for today's world. Made sense until 1930 maybe... but like I said girls feel like princesses and they don't have graduation parties so probably the closest they get to feeling like stars on one day is this.
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LiaF7 @Smokey2017 don't forget that this is only an exhibition. Like parents saying... hey i have a daughter unmarried, anyone want to court her? She can be married 10 years later. This is only a showoff like ze said.
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KimJohnson Very cool.
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LiaF7 New article
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The Municipality of Torres Vedras, Portugal bought this huge artwork (5 meters high) of worldwide renowned Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. She is known for her enormous artwork... everything is in large-scale size. She has the ability to amplify ordinary objects and make astonishing art with th... Read more
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KimJohnson Love these patterns. Truly a great work of art.
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LiaF7 Thanks @KimJohnson :)
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SHOHANA awesome
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LiaF7 Thank you @SHOHANA :)
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LiaF7 New article
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At Quinta dos Loridos, Bombarral, Portugal you can visit the impressive Buddha Eden - the largest oriental garden in Europe. ... From Buddhas, pagodas, terracotta statues and the various carefully-placed sculptures which can be found throughout the Buddha Eden Garden , it is estimated that some... Read more
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KimJohnson Awesome article, an adventure!
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LiaF7 Thank you Kim :)
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Toufikur Nice place
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birjudanak beautiful it is
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birjudanak beautiful it is
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Maydelene Wow! I like the View.!
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OlitaM Beautiful garden! how I wish to be able to travel to this wonderful place
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LiaF7 @Toufikur and @birjudanak thank you so much :)
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LiaF7 @Maydelene 26 Photos total I am sharing on the 2 articles of the 35 hectares of garden. Thank you :)
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LiaF7 @OlitaM hope you saw the 26 photos of this Garden I shared in the 2 articles. It is indeed a very beautiful place. About an hour and a half drive from the airport. Thank you so much for your comment dear :)
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Wandrnrose7 Gorgeous place!
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LiaF7 Thank you dear @Wandrnrose :) Hope you enjoyed the 26 photos of the 2 articles.
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Maydelene Youre welcome..
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OlitaM No, Lia dear, I haven't seen all of them, not too much time to be online and this site works so slow and yet it's a bit difficult to find pictures here, still feeling lost :-)
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Shavkat It's a nice place to visit
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LiaF7 New article
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At Quinta dos Loridos, Bombarral, Portugal you can visit the impressive Buddha Eden - the largest oriental garden in Europe. The oriental Buddha Eden Garden with 35 hectares of land was conceived by José M.R Berardo in response to the destruction of the great Bamiyan Buddhas, in which one of th... Read more
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KimJohnson Amazing place, Im in Awe.
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bibinvarghese wow its really amazing
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LiaF7 Thank you @kimJohnson and @bibinvarghese :) I'm just sad about the photos I inserted in 3x4 mode. They were all automatically cropped. Suffered mutilation on this site and now we see statues without heads.
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LiaF7 Btw... It's only a 20 minute drive from where I live :) Go there often.
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LiaF7 New article
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Schönbrunn Palace is huge and the most important palace of Austria. It's an UNESCO’s cultural heritage site due to its historic importance, its beautiful gardens and its splendid furnishings and wall paintings. It is the former summer residence of the imperial family and is one of Europe's ... Read more
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LiaF7 New article
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This palace type mansion is situated in Portugal, in the city of Lisbon at Fontes Pereira de Melo Avenue and is one of my favorites. Lisbon is a great architectural melting pot with modern high straight line buildings and houses of the 18, 19 and early 20 centuries. Some reconstructions have both... Read more
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Alex Are you Portuguese? I am ??
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Alex bem vinda ??
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LiaF7 Obrigada :) @Alex
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graciana Nice and Beautiful Building Lia...
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LiaF7 Thank you dear Grace :)
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bibinvarghese wow super structure :)
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LiaF7 Thank you dear @bibinvarghese :)
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Joanac Beautiful
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LiaF7 New article
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Hi, I'm Lia from Portugal , a simple person with three big passions. Photography, non professional, but I try my best to put a soul in my photos. Since childhood I remember being in love with several types of creative and artistic expressions, and through my teens I discovered how much photograph... Read more
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LiaF7 I wrote this as a POST 3 days ago, but it is so buried underneath in Main Feed section that noone that reads my profile will ever find it. Since I'm advising everyone to do an Introduction as an article, I'm taking my own advice and rewriting it :P
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Flutterbydee Good to meet you Lia :)
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LiaF7 Nice to meet you too :) @Flutterbydee
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graciana Great Intro Lia... I don't know genealogy .... but your your story tells it all...
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