I took some pictures of the cobblestones for you. These are all layed by hand. The worker has a small pick with a flat end on one end and he cuts each stone to fit the pattern or space. These are not all old. many of them have been re done while we have been here. This craft is not lost. All over Portugal the sidewalks and plazas and walkways have beautiful designs . All the side walks in Loule have designs in them except for the narrow 1ft to 18 inch sidewalks. Mellonee asked my why they don´t have weeds growing in them and I wondered that too but I found out they regularly spray them and have seen a few places on the outskirts of town where there have been a few weeds. Anyway I thought you would enjoy these photos.
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