Tuesday, September 13, 2011

'The World from Above' on Discovery HD

"The World from Above" is a wonderful program on Discovery HD. Not sure how many people watch it. These are aerial fly-overs of different countries or regions, along with interesting tidbits of information gleaned from history. Today's episode took us over Portugal and I learned about:

  • Guimarães [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimar%C3%A3es]
  • Peneda-Gerês National Park [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peneda-Ger%C3%AAs_National_Park]
  • Bom Jesus do Monte [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bom_Jesus_do_Monte]
  • Tenões [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten%C3%B5es]
  • Santuário do Sameiro [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameiro_Sanctuary]
  • Porto [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto]
  • Mateus Palace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateus_Palace]
  • Almeida [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almeida,_Portugal]
I looked for DVDs of this documentary series but couldn't find any.

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