A friend
(Portuguese) once told me that the Portuguese love to have their hearts broken.
They love to fall in love. At best they’re sentimental, affectionate, caring,
warm – all qualities that make a person a good lover. At worst possessive,
jealous, unfaithful. In other words they’re human.
I probably
don’t need to tell you that Portugal as a country and the Portuguese as a people
have stolen my heart. That´s why I´ve made my home here.
Everywhere I go I look for hearts painted on
walls and confessions of love. I find them a lot. Of course. The Portuguese
love to love.
Happy Valentine's day, Feliz dia dos namorados!
A big heart (um coração grande)
Porto, 2014
Small hearts
Lisbon, 2012
Azulejo hearts
Lisbon, 2015
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