tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post6900322886408507474..comments2023-06-21T14:14:24.806+01:00Comments on Blogtrotter: BRASILIAGMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775262251208390861noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-82550527596954513442009-04-17T15:33:00.000+01:002009-04-17T15:33:00.000+01:00Joyce,
The buildings are fantastic>; the photos...Joyce,<br />The buildings are fantastic>; the photos, just regular... ;))Trotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-60771269006048690092009-04-16T18:34:00.000+01:002009-04-16T18:34:00.000+01:00Brasilia certainly is going on my "bucket list." ...Brasilia certainly is going on my "bucket list." Fantastic photography! <br />JoyceLight and Voiceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369256288085446798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-87664588934547100572009-04-12T08:56:00.000+01:002009-04-12T08:56:00.000+01:00Paul,The Theatre is amazing! The Embassy is nice! ...Paul,<BR/>The Theatre is amazing! The Embassy is nice! Tropical savanna is how they name the climate...Trotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-48998448892409271792009-04-12T02:31:00.000+01:002009-04-12T02:31:00.000+01:00I love the National Theater & the last shots o...I love the National Theater & the last shots of the Portuguese Embassy.<BR/>I'm amazed by the cloud formations. Looks very tropical there!Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-21996629542297605112009-04-11T19:12:00.000+01:002009-04-11T19:12:00.000+01:00Kven,It's the working office of Mr. Lula da Silva,...Kven,<BR/>It's the working office of Mr. Lula da Silva, the current President of Brazil, so I suppose it has «all the new technology»... ;)Trotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-55652534659010221572009-04-11T17:07:00.000+01:002009-04-11T17:07:00.000+01:00Gil, such superb picx of Brazil wow... the pic in ...Gil, such superb picx of Brazil wow... <BR/>the pic in which u staning in front of that palace is superb... <BR/>from my point of view it looks like some modern kinda palace with all new technology lol...<BR/><BR/>Kven,<BR/>http://kollywoodmoviereview.blogspot.com/Venkshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226316095940015719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-83699529428085490922009-04-10T23:17:00.000+01:002009-04-10T23:17:00.000+01:00Hi Everybody! Thanks for taking your time to see m...Hi Everybody! Thanks for taking your time to see my short stroll in Brasilia! Have a great Easter weekend, either celebrating or not!<BR/><BR/>Alice SG,<BR/>Welcome to start the visitor’s comments! Thanks for your continuous support!<BR/><BR/>Rakesh,<BR/>It’s amazing that most of these building were designed almost fifty years ago; that just confirms the forward vision of the author!<BR/><BR/>Olivier,<BR/>En fait, des années 50 et 60... ;)) Vraiment la plupart des bâtiments photographiés ont été bâtis la fin des années cinquante, début des années soixante…<BR/><BR/>Susu,<BR/>I’ve nothing against the clouds, but I don’t mind having a closer look at the buildings… ;))<BR/><BR/>Hélène,<BR/>Brasilia is surely larger and almost all of the public buildings (and they’re a lot…) were designed by Niemeyer! I’ve never been to Le Havre, but I’ll check it one day…<BR/><BR/>Kim,<BR/>Very positive and forward thinking indeed!!<BR/><BR/>Hitch writer,<BR/>There are many ways of posting pictures: one a day, every day, like in the Daily Photo, or some at a time, not every day, like in the travelogues... The latter is my style; feels better to tell a story in pictures and I can’t post every single day of the week... ;)). To which one do you refer to when mentioning the «three» towers? To the Pigeon’s House? Amazing, isn’t it...<BR/><BR/>Rajesh,<BR/>Thanks for your visit and first time comment here, I believe. Glad to see you touched by the surprise effect of the architecture of Brasilia!!<BR/><BR/>Pietro,<BR/>Interesting yes, but from my view point, surprising...<BR/><BR/>Z,<BR/>It’s always a bit tricky to anticipate how we would face the new and the unknown; I can imagine the people that had to move from Rio to Brasilia; I’m sure they didn’t like... The diplomats resisted until 1970, and a threat of cutting diplomatic relations seems to have been needed to ensure the move... ;) But now they like; at least some of them...<BR/><BR/>Gattina,<BR/>Those are like everywhere else... You can’t say the same of what is constructed on the soil... ;))<BR/><BR/>M.Kate,<BR/>You’re welcome; but you have to share the pocket with sun from Portugal I always carry when travelling abroad: my pocket sun... ;))<BR/><BR/>Thérèse,<BR/>Il y a des poumons partout, tout au tour de Brasilia. Et je suis tout à fait d’accord avec toi : Niemeyer s’est éclaté à Brasilia !!<BR/><BR/>Ingrid,<BR/>Modern yes; big, not that much… Except for the park, which is huge… ;)?<BR/><BR/>Pat,<BR/>This time the buildings were the main purpose, so the skies and the fluffy clouds come only as a free extra… ;))<BR/>The visit was over in April 2008, but I hope you’ll still enjoy the next post of it… One year delay, don’t forget… ;) <BR/><BR/>Lynn,<BR/>That was exactly the word I was looking for: clothes pin!! As I didn’t manage to find it, I named the picture according to the original designation… ;)). It’s a pigeon’s house, actually… ;))<BR/><BR/>Joy,<BR/>It’s concrete «in the jungle» (almost), but not a «concrete jungle»… ;))<BR/><BR/>Peter,<BR/>It would be interesting, but I’m afraid we won’t see what people will think in 100 years time… ;)). You’re right; I think we should make the difference between the planning by Lúcio Costa (problematic) and the architecture of Niemeyer (controversial)!! He was in France, where he designed the headquarters of the P.C.F. and other buildings, during the military dictatorship in Brazil and is now 101 (December 15, 1907) and still designing… Like Manuel de Oliveira, 100 (December 11, 1908) and shooting movies every year. On December 11, 2008 he was shooting «Singularités d’une jeune fille blonde»… To the attention of the movie lovers… ;))<BR/><BR/>Betty,<BR/>Tell us: would you volunteer to see the stage from the pointed shape of the pyramid? ;))<BR/><BR/>Ming,<BR/>Great to read you back here!<BR/>Don’t tell a Brazilian that you would love to visit Argentina, «as well»; nor the reverse... You can imagine the respective answers of the «brother» neighbours... ;)) Brasilia isn’t neither like Rio in the tourist tops; nor like S. Paulo in the economy magazines... ;)<BR/><BR/>Maria,<BR/>Indeed. All around the world, more than 200 million have Portuguese as their mother (and/or father ;)) language...<BR/><BR/>Vaggelis,<BR/>Sometimes pictures cheat... Not this time!! ;)<BR/><BR/>Lyliane,<BR/>Ah bon, il fallait un petit peu de chauvinisme ici; tu ne vas pas me dire qu’ils manquent le «steak et frites» comme il faut... ;)) Ce n’est pas Paris, mais il y a peut-être la plus grande concentration de architecture première classe par mètre carré… ;))<BR/>On a eu du tout aujourd’hui: du soleil, du vent, même une petite pluie et de nouveau du soleil…<BR/><BR/>Medam,<BR/>Interesting and impressive: Agreed!<BR/><BR/>Vamsee,<BR/>Brasilia is «slightly» than all the other Brazilian cities... ;)<BR/>I’ll check your Corbett National Park trip asap!!<BR/><BR/>JoAnn,<BR/>What a disaster that horse! Hope that you manage to get rid of the Trojan in the near future! Meanwhile, enjoy Brasilia... (Inside the Public Library...).<BR/><BR/>Azer,<BR/>Your Brazil isn’t in Brasilia... Sorry... ;)) Tropical savanna is the climate you may find there... ;))<BR/><BR/>G@tto,<BR/>Thanks! That’s very kind of you!<BR/><BR/>HalfCrazy,<BR/>Usually things look always great from above; even when we’re dealing with modern buildings... ;). They didn’t spend much money planting trees; actually if they did spend some money with trees was chopping some of them rather than planting... ;))<BR/><BR/>Neva,<BR/>It seems the T-horse virus is attacking bloggers... Thanks for the visit and comment despite the difficulties...<BR/><BR/>Mariposa,<BR/>The Pantheon is an odd building, to say the least... ;) I’ll check how everything started asap!<BR/><BR/>Bindu,<BR/>The tiles in the Conference Centre are beautiful! The pigeon’s house sculpture is amazing!!<BR/><BR/>Susan,<BR/>My pleasure!<BR/><BR/>Daryl,<BR/>Thanks for your visit and comment! I was kidding with the «infamous» and the fact that Boris Karloff (you know...) also lived at the Dakota! ;)<BR/>Everybody takes pictures at the Dakota, even the guys that live there; but they send their employees with the cameras and zooms to the Central Park... ;)<BR/><BR/>Ron,<BR/>I have some more JK bridge pictures on the next post for you to enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Lori,<BR/>Thanks! It makes sense to note that the sky and the clouds only «enhance» what I wanted to show... They weren’t the purpose of the pictures... ;)<BR/>It was a short (very short trip) and working, but nice anyhow. The platform is 75m high, but I can’t figure how far you get to see on a clear day...<BR/><BR/>Lady,<BR/>The Pantheon is a more recent and amazing building; always Niemeyer’s design! The other Niemeyer – Pombal – is a perfect clothes pin... ;)<BR/>I did some walking, but not much; had a car and a driver taking me around. That’s one of the problems of Brasilia: very pedestrian unfriendly, unless you stay inside your «superquadra» (quarter)... ;)<BR/><BR/>Rhonda,<BR/>Total agreement: futuristic, very modern and unusual!<BR/><BR/>Baron,<BR/>Brazil might be exotic in other places, not in Brasilia; but with globalization even India is becoming less and less exotic... Everything goes global!! ;))<BR/><BR/>Alice,<BR/>C’est vrai qu’il n’était pas facile de trouver des fleurs là bas ; sauf dans quelques maisons privilégiées tout près du lac…<BR/><BR/>Barb,<BR/>The weather was fine for those couple of days in April!<BR/><BR/>Lucie,<BR/>Il ya vraiment un problème là bas: ce n’est pas facile de se promener à pied à Brasilia. Imagine que tu dois traverser l’Axe Monumentale pour aller d’un Ministère à l’autre juste en face: ça fait presque un quart d’heure (à la chaleur et à la pluie)… ;)) En plus, à 11h00 du matin les gens travaillent (?), sont dedans, pas question d’être dehors flânant… ;). Mais c’est vrai que c’est surprenant!! Ce qui Niemeyer voulait: architecture = innovation, surprise… ;))<BR/><BR/>Chuckeroon,<BR/>Impressed with reservations? Makes sense…<BR/><BR/>Jo,<BR/>I can imagine you strolling around the City Park with William some years from now; lots of fun!! ;)Trotternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-67414627966842336212009-04-10T18:53:00.000+01:002009-04-10T18:53:00.000+01:00What an incredible park - beautiful! Looks like a...What an incredible park - beautiful! Looks like a lovely place to get lost in. I really enjoyed the dove building - how unique! And you last pics is a place I'd like to sit all day :)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211998630502587801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-7103604150588572512009-04-10T18:47:00.000+01:002009-04-10T18:47:00.000+01:00My comment seems to have gone.........anyway, I wa...My comment seems to have gone.........anyway, I was impressed but with reservations. Quelle vastitude, as Cergie has said.Chuckeroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-39066384910180968142009-04-10T16:34:00.000+01:002009-04-10T16:34:00.000+01:00Quelle vastitude ! On se sent si petit et isolé en...Quelle vastitude ! On se sent si petit et isolé en même temps au milieu de ces monuments si beaux et également si propres, si froids. Il semblerait que personne ne vive là. Hormis dans quatre images ?<BR/>Ces volumes différents qui vont des parallépipédes aux pyramides inversées défient les lois de la pesanteur. C'est époustouflant.Cergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623905868861239570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-16009989026238166292009-04-10T14:01:00.000+01:002009-04-10T14:01:00.000+01:00Beautiful views. The sky looks like you had some r...Beautiful views. The sky looks like you had some really good days with the weather.lv2scpbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727591726116331492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-55940162326528529812009-04-10T13:01:00.000+01:002009-04-10T13:01:00.000+01:00Bonnes Pâques à vous 2 avec du soleil j'espère.Bonnes Pâques à vous 2 avec du soleil j'espère.lyliane six https://www.blogger.com/profile/15213273594099944174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-5947194998944187822009-04-10T11:30:00.000+01:002009-04-10T11:30:00.000+01:00Grandiose! Mais je suis contente de trouver quelqu...Grandiose! Mais je suis contente de trouver quelques fleurs sur la fin... Bon weekend pascal, Gil!alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178479347468393057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-34758453814068032382009-04-10T11:07:00.000+01:002009-04-10T11:07:00.000+01:00Great Photography...excellent presentation...but n...Great Photography...excellent presentation...but not as exotic as India was.<BR/>Frankly, I'm not much into Brazil at all but this is a great post. Thanks for sharing with us.Baron's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363887015251189502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-88083788937078411962009-04-10T05:18:00.000+01:002009-04-10T05:18:00.000+01:00This is such a futuristic city, very modern and un...This is such a futuristic city, very modern and unusual. Thanks for sharing.Rhonda Hartis Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485814541244636079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-43883335921183500852009-04-10T00:08:00.000+01:002009-04-10T00:08:00.000+01:00Hi!Loved the Nations Pantheon. The Pigeons House s...Hi!<BR/>Loved the Nations Pantheon. The Pigeons House statue looks like a clothes pin. Almost want to use it lol<BR/>SE National Library Pic is very nice with the looping bridge and the multipurpose pavillion looks unreal.<BR/>You did a lot of walking blogtrotter.Love the Portuguese Embassy.too. Amazing to see the world through your eyes. <BR/>Thanks :)A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-85574388582844960702009-04-09T21:58:00.000+01:002009-04-09T21:58:00.000+01:00What amazing architecture! The puffy clouds and b...What amazing architecture! The puffy clouds and blue sky only enhance it in your photos. I wonder how many miles you can see in your first few shots. This must have been a great trip!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722373242668739023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-23634326476045946192009-04-09T21:35:00.000+01:002009-04-09T21:35:00.000+01:00Wonderful pictures. Brasilia looks like a very mo...Wonderful pictures. Brasilia looks like a very modern city. I like the looks of the JK Bridge. It would be fun to cross that.<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter!!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902983138851666188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-72755592841378869212009-04-09T18:08:00.000+01:002009-04-09T18:08:00.000+01:00A lot of very nice postcard shots ..Thanks for vis...A lot of very nice postcard shots ..<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog. The reason The Dakota is infamous is because John Lennon was killed there ... its also what draws the tourists to come look/take pixDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-20240986082402441022009-04-09T17:42:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:42:00.000+01:00Thanks for stopping by my blog and your kind comme...Thanks for stopping by my blog and your kind comment feel free to visit again.<BR/>Cheers!Femin Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261731875448040555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-53365048374030259042009-04-09T17:04:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:04:00.000+01:00So we're off to brazil now! I love the blue patter...So we're off to brazil now! I love the blue patterns in the second picture and the pigeon's house sculpture!binduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156291956967889455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-17965985558070488252009-04-09T16:20:00.000+01:002009-04-09T16:20:00.000+01:00wow interesting post. I LOVE the Pantheon picture ...wow interesting post. I LOVE the Pantheon picture with the clouds in the background. Stunning!<BR/><BR/>By the way, if you like to know how we (*oreja and I) started our blog, you can have a look at it here:<BR/>http://btwn4ears.blogspot.com/search/label/Introduction<BR/><BR/>take care and have a Happy Easter too =)Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283317906917771213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-69109375900549301872009-04-09T15:59:00.000+01:002009-04-09T15:59:00.000+01:00It looks like an amazing city...you certainly get ...It looks like an amazing city...you certainly get around!!!! I loved your India shots....sorry I haven't been around...I have had some serious computer issues and can only do a little blogging from work.....hopefully I will be up and running again sooner than later..it is all about time!!!!!Nevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601316661181297640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-79935407510782137202009-04-09T15:45:00.000+01:002009-04-09T15:45:00.000+01:00Wow, everything looks so good from above, just loo...Wow, everything looks so good from above, just look at the COnference Centre! Majestic and sort of modern - like other buildings in Brasilia!<BR/><BR/>There are so many trees, they really spent so much money just improving the capital!<BR/><BR/>Even the clouds are so beautiful!HalfCrazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649739223783471903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14878297.post-52106145003289071112009-04-09T15:15:00.000+01:002009-04-09T15:15:00.000+01:00Never frustrated with your pictures, when you show...Never frustrated with your pictures, when you show a place, you really show it and well.[G@ttoGiallo]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15798934293790330633noreply@blogger.com