Friday, December 02, 2005
In the Iberian Peninsula, But Not in Ottawa
In the Iberian Peninsula, But Not in Ottawa...
There are apartment clotheslines. Outside apartment windows there are clothes drying on clotheslines.
Smaller cars: There are little roads and therefore little cars to fit in them. The fire trucks are also little. They are about the size of a jeep.
Clay roofs made of terra cotta.
Mosaic sidewalks made of individual pieces of stone. They often have interesting designs on them like fishes, sailboats, anchors, octopus and squiggles.
Houses are made of tile and not brick.
There are tiles on the walls of the houses. Some designs are religious or decorative patterns.
House colours are pink, blue, white, yellow, green or orange
Some condos in Portugal are in wacky shapes.
There are many different types of “No Dogs Allowed” signs.
All breeds of dogs are loose. Some leashes are used, but not often.
Museums and tourist attractions are not open on Mondays.
Very few places are open Sundays in Portugal and Spain.
There are little or no dog poop and scoop laws.
You can get frozen octopus in the grocery store
You can buy fresh fish in almost all grocery stores, including live eels, crabs and mussels.
People eat stingrays, squid, shark and octopus.
Most cars stop politely for pedestrians in Portugal.
There are pedestrian cross walks everywhere. The light goes green almost immediately after the button is pushed.
The speed limit on highways in Lisbon is 120 km/hr
Some people name their houses.
You can buy beer at McDonald’s and Ikea for no extra cost.
You can get beer at no extra charge in your Mc Donald’s combo meal.
You can find citrus and fruit trees everywhere, including lemons, limes, or pomegranates.
There are apartment clotheslines. Outside apartment windows there are clothes drying on clotheslines.
Smaller cars: There are little roads and therefore little cars to fit in them. The fire trucks are also little. They are about the size of a jeep.
Clay roofs made of terra cotta.
Mosaic sidewalks made of individual pieces of stone. They often have interesting designs on them like fishes, sailboats, anchors, octopus and squiggles.
Houses are made of tile and not brick.
There are tiles on the walls of the houses. Some designs are religious or decorative patterns.
House colours are pink, blue, white, yellow, green or orange
Some condos in Portugal are in wacky shapes.
There are many different types of “No Dogs Allowed” signs.
All breeds of dogs are loose. Some leashes are used, but not often.
Museums and tourist attractions are not open on Mondays.
Very few places are open Sundays in Portugal and Spain.
There are little or no dog poop and scoop laws.
You can get frozen octopus in the grocery store
You can buy fresh fish in almost all grocery stores, including live eels, crabs and mussels.
People eat stingrays, squid, shark and octopus.
Most cars stop politely for pedestrians in Portugal.
There are pedestrian cross walks everywhere. The light goes green almost immediately after the button is pushed.
The speed limit on highways in Lisbon is 120 km/hr
Some people name their houses.
You can buy beer at McDonald’s and Ikea for no extra cost.
You can get beer at no extra charge in your Mc Donald’s combo meal.
You can find citrus and fruit trees everywhere, including lemons, limes, or pomegranates.
# posted by Anonymous @ Friday, December 02, 2005 
