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Taking a break We strolled about Angra and had a break at this fresh-air restaurant. - (4850) here-come-the-cooks
Here Come The Cooks Local restaurants use these hot springs to cook food. CLICK HERE - to see them retrieve the food from these slow cookers. - (4841) thermal-tank
Thermal Tank This pool is about 125' x 225' and is about 104F. - (4824) this-doesnt-look-good
This Doesn't Look Good Yeah, dropped some euros here! I knew it was a mistake to let her enter, but I didn't want to cause a scene. - (4786) out-for-a-stroll
Out For A Stroll In search of rest rooms we ended up high above a rare Azorean beach in Angra which is seen in the next photo. - (4742) visiting-with-vasco-da-gama
Visiting With Vasco da Gama Angra was presented with this statue of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 2016. It was commissioned and gifted by Vitor Baptista, a Portuguese immigrant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who was born in Terceira. - (4614) limestone-street-repair
Limestone Street Repair A man was doing repair work and this is what his wheelbarrow looked like. - (4521) local-swimming-pool
Local Swimming Pool This is a "beach" and swimming pool when the weather is warmer. - (4339) Grape Plant Walls
Grape Plant Walls This vineyard was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004. - (4303) carbonated-mineral-water
Carbonated Mineral Water This is mineral water that is naturally carbonated. - (4265) meal-cooked-in-hot-springs
Meal Cooked In Hot Springs It is very much like a New England boiled dinner. - (4255) bull-stalls
Bull Stalls These are stalls connected to a practice ring. They are designed so they can move bulls around from above. This practice area belongs to the man who supplies most of the fighting bulls. - (4202) caldera
Caldera On the top of Faial Island is this caldera which is 1/4 mile deep and about 1 1/4 miles around the rim. Both are popular hikes. The hike to the base requires permission and Rueben, our guide takes people down. - (4138) imperio-of-so-sebastio
Imperio of São Sebastião Each community has a chuch; each church has an imperio associated with it, but not connected to it. Imperios are small temple-like structures integral to the doctrines of the Cult of the Empire of the Holy Spirit. In some areas the buildings can be simple but in the Azores they tend to be ornate. From Wikipedia - - "...the cult of the Empire of the Holy Spirit is a religious sub-culture, inspired by Christian millenarian mystics, associated with Azorean Catholic identity." This sub-culture is alive and very active in the islands and also in diasporas in the US and elsewhere. - (4121) Grape crop
Grape Crop The walls were dry constructed and the tallest would be about 5 feet.