A little spotting while at work doesn't hurt...

Airport action, November 2025

First, one of our latest aircraft, the Airbus A321-251NX, registration CS-TJS, named "António Sérgio".

This one, alongside with A320neo CS-TVP, already features the new Airspace cabin which is finally being adopted.

Next aircraft pictured is my favorite one... the retrojet!

I also spotted the A330-200 recently delivered to euroAtlantic, registered CS-TGD, the very first Airbus of this ACMI airline.

And finally these last couple of photos of a turnaround flight to Praia. Two Air Tractors and one MAX were at Praia's airport tarmac and later, already in Lisbon, I temporarily renamed our A320neo "Paulo Rego" with my own name...

Québec City: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

Québec City, October 2025

This was my second time in Montreal and I took the opportunity to spare one day to visit Québec Cité, which is 260 km away from Montreal.

The aircraft that took me to Montreal across the North Atlantic, was the A321-251NX, registration CS-TXH, named Pedro Teixeira:

We started our tour in Quebec City by climbing the Rue Saint-Jean towards the Parc de l'Esplanade where we found a "Québec cité" 3D sign which made my first photo, with the Porte Saint-Louis in the background.

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Parliament Building

Nearby stands the Parliament Building with its 26 statues on the facade.

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Promenade des Gouverneurs

The autumn colors were already dominating the scene in Québec. 

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Château Frontenac (by day)

The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac is the most prominent landmark in Quebec City. I think this is undisputed for everyone. Here seen from the Promenade des Gouverneurs:

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Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec

A cable car links the promenade to the Old Québec City. A ticket is required so we didn't use it although we went to explore the old part.

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Notre Dame de Québec

I think this is the main church in Québec. I took this photo literally a couple of seconds before they turned off the lights and started closing the venue for visitors.

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Rue du Petit Champlain

In the old town, the Rue du Petit Champain is a typical street you can't miss. We had a late lunch there at the restaurant Cochon Dingue. This city definitely retains an European feel with a vibrant cafe culture.

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Château Frontenac (by night)

At night, the Frontenac Hotel is once again a very impressive sight with its modern illumination, that dominates the whole town.

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Back in Lisbon

Back home, a photo of a small souvenir of Pan Am (round metal poster) I bought at the "Magasin Général P.L. Blouin" at Rue Saint-Jean:

Holidays in Palma, Mallorca Island

Palma de Mallorca, October 2025

This was my last period of holidays this year. Initially, I didn't plan going anywhere but I started considering Marrakech or Palma for a few days. Palma de Mallorca won. Both destinations are well known for me. I went to Mallorca twice in 2021 and visited Marrakech in 2017. The idea was not to see anything new but to just have a few days to relax and replenish energies.

On the last day in Mallorca, when the weather became unstable due to the approaching storm Alice, we decided to get out of our resort and visit Palma. First, the unmissable cathedral (Santa Maria of Palma)...

... the streets...

... Plaça Major...

... and finally a photo of the resort where we stayed - near Platja de Palma - and a photo of the A320 of Iberia Express the day we left. Storm Alice was affecting flights since the previous day, causing huge delays. My flight to Madrid was two hours delayed and I had to reschedule the second leg from Madrid to final destination Lisboa. It was my first time flying with Iberia Express and Iberia mainline.

First leg on the A320 EC-LVQ and second leg on the A320neo EC-NTA featuring the Airspace cabin with XL overhead bins.

Strolling around London in decent weather

London, September 2013

As I am always saying, London is my favorite European capital. So let's start to give it a spotlight in this blog! Back in the day, I would take every opportunity I had to go from the Heathrow airport area (where we stay) to the city center.

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Tottenham Court Road

The Centre Point skyscraper and the Dominion Theatre...

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Regent Street

In Regent Street I stopped to check on the Apple Store. The new iPhones 5s and 5c were just released and the blue 5c was already in my mind to replace my old but yet the most beautiful iPhone ever built, the iPhone 4. I would buy it a couple of months later and that blue 5c would last four years from 2013 to 2017.

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Piccadilly Circus

The iconic, vibrant and colorful road junction in the center of London...

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Trafalgar Square

... and Nelson on the top of the column.

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London Eye & Big Ben

The Thames and the iconic London Eye...

... and always a good opportunity for a time check while admiring the Big Ben!

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Back in Lisbon

So much has changed since this time. The airline got its old name back (TAP Air Portugal) and CS-TNS which was parked side by side (still in the fleet) got a pair of sharklets and changed its name from "D. Afonso Henriques" to "Damião de Góis".