Portimão: Praça Manuel Teixeira Gomes

It has been a while since I shared the sound of a place I visited in the places category, but now I am in Portimão, I have a good reason to start doing it again! It is remarkably hot and sunny, even for spring in southern Portugal. I never visited this country before, and it is welcoming me with a beautiful blue sky. 

Here is what Praça Manuel Teixeira Gomes sounds like on an average Monday morning in spring. It is quite a sonic surprise. While lots of birds sing their song in the olive trees, I pass a cheesy Native American music performance on one side while on the other side the fountains rustle:

One interesting ‘side-effect’ of recording with binaural (in-ear) microphones, is that the world seem to spin around when you turn your head. I did not really look straight forward as you can hear. First the music spins around your head and at the end the fountains start to move around, as I was looking behind me. 

Comments

[Olle]

Nice!

[João Menezes]

Hi Hugo.

I hope you'v enjoyed your time in Portugal.

The recording is quite nice.

Cheers from Portugal :)

[admin]

Thanks João. Although I was there for work on a project and I have not really been out of Portimão, I really enjoyed my stay, as it was wonderful weather and a great way to visit Portugal for the first time!

[Kurt]

Thank you. Really a beautiful recording that tells a great story...or am being influenced by the Disney blockbuster theme songs?

[admin]

Thank you very much, Kurt!