The view or two from my "office"

The view from our office in Mertola, Portugal. Had I known that this was the “city view”, I would have paid the extra for the “river view”!
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The city’s history goes back to Roman times, then Moorish occupation and later a Christian fortification. The church in the foreground was originally built as a mosque.
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The Guadiana River, which further Southeast becomes the border with Spain.
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Mertola on a Friday night, but there was hardly anyone around to see it. Most restaurants were closed and at 7 pm we were the only customers in one that was open. The wild boar stew was great and Mrs. jxv’s lamb chops did not disappoint either.
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Finally a decent office view in Kazanlak.
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Wandering around Koprivshtitsa and the drive here (with a diversion up to the Arch of Freedom) through the Central Balkan National Park afforded some great views.
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I bet the horse handled better than our little buzz box car... reminded me of driving around Madagascar, albeit these roads weren't dirt at least......
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Fancy a spot of paragliding?
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Liberation from the Turkish yoke
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Chemtrails 🤫
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