In Praça do Giraldo the lights are adorned with the coat of arms of Évora. It features Giraldo the fearless on horseback with his sword pointed up. The sword is covered in blood when on colored flags and banners.

The two heads at the bottom are moors, a gatekeeper and his daughter, Giraldo beheaded allowing the Christians to take over Évora.

Évora, Portugal

Évora, Portugal

From Left to right - Gaspar Côrte-Real (navigator)

Martim Afonso de Sousa (navigator)

João de Barros (writer)

Estêvão de Gama (sea captain)

Jimmie's Club

We had so much fun hiking on glaciers our first time in Iceland that we had to make sure we could do it again on our second trip. We went out with Aron from Öræfaferðir / Local Guide Travel Service again, this time for a glacier hike on the Fjallsjökull Outlet of the Vatnajökull Glacier. We would highly recommend their services! Please feel free to check out the link below for more information.

You can find more information on guided mountain, glacier and ice cave tours with Öræfaferðir / Local Guide Travel Service here.

From left to right - Henry the Navigator

King Afonso V

Vasco da Gama (discoverer of the sea route to India)

Afonso Baldaia (navigator)

Pedro Álvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil)

Fernão de Magalhães /Ferdinand Magellan (first to circumnavigate the globe)

Nicolau Coelho (navigator)

Gaspar Côrte-Real (navigator)