Helping with the founding back in 1111 AD. 😉

Guimarães is an architecturally stunning town, and it is the place Portugal was born in the year 1111. Following my visit to the engineering program at the University of Minho and my Fulbright lecture/workshop, my hosts took me to visit the historic center and enjoy lunch in one of its very fine outdoor plazas.

The castle…

…with its park…

…and the founder of Portugal.

Enjoying the sites…

…and the streets of Guimarães.

Along with my hosts, Ferrie van Hattum and Natascha van Hattum-Janssen.

Lovely architecture…

…and parks…

…and streets…

…and plazas.

Here’s an archway framing the street…

…and the courtyard where we ate.

Natascha and Ferrie and I discussed educational research and practice over lunch.

And then looked around a bit more…

…and discovered yet another plaza.

This particular plaza recently had its trees removed…

…which turned out to be an unpopular change.

“Here was born Portugal!”

Here’s the inside of a church in Guimarães.

And a reflection…

…or two, just for you!