Last year I wrote about "Eliza" the statue in the Swan River here in Perth.
Yesterday I read in the "Portuguese in Western Australia" Facebook page that a couple of young men were going to dress Eliza with a T-shirt to commemorate Portugal's first ever win at the UEFA Euro 2016 in Paris.
They posted some photos of themselves on Facebook (photo below), and today en-route to Ikea for a quick visit to swap something, I decided to make a detour and photograph the statue.
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| "Eliza" and the suburb of South Perth in the background |
And here is the Crawley Boatshed or Blue Boat House, which was recently renovated and has a new jetty too. |
| Can you see the two ducks at Eliza's feet? |
Eliza is used to getting dressed in all sorts of attire according to the seasons and occasions, but this was certainly a first for her!
Well done to the intrepid men who "navigated" their canoe to reach her and well done to the Portuguese football team who brought home the cup.
I must say I didn't follow any of the competition, as the matches were broadcast live at 3A.M. in Perth, and I thought my sleep was more important!
But for the final my husband was brave enough or crazy enough to wake up and watch the whole match, but then I found him asleep on the sofa when I woke up to go to work!
Hope not many fans had to forego sleep to keep up with the competition.
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| The young men who dressed Eliza |
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| The Portuguese team holding the winning cup |
Congratulations to Portugal and brava those young men for braving the cold water :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace, I agree very brave of them. I would have been petrified to fall in the cold river.
DeleteOh, and the little Portugese boy who immigrated to France and comforted a crying Frenchman, so sweet. I read they´re both invited to Portugal and get a Portugese welcome. Much better than how British and Russian fans behave!
ReplyDeleteLove the Blue Boat House.
I had heard about that, very sweet. Didn't know they had been invited to Portugal. I love that boat house, it's such a popular tourist spot, specially beautiful at sunset.
DeleteIt's so nice to see the celebrations all over the world. This is one of the best I have seen, it must have taken quite some work since the statue is in the water.
ReplyDeleteViva Portugal :)
Thanks Sara, it was great of them to have such an idea!
DeleteDressing the statue is very funny.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew, I agree and it's funny the authorities don't seem to mind it either.
DeleteI really enjoyed seeing this wonderful statue come to life with the Portuguese T-shirt. It goes to show what good sportsmanship can bring out. Brave young men and congrats to the winners, too.
ReplyDeleteBTW, you asked if you can drink hibiscus tea. Yes, I love it because it is naturally a bit sweet and the color is fantastic. I like to drink it plain, but have even added milk on occasion. Thanks for asking.
Thanks Elizabeth. Never tried hibiscus tea, must see if I can find it here, as I like tea, specially herbal teas.
DeleteThis is fun for Eliza, well done by the two man, must have been a challange to balance there and get the t-shirt around her shoulders.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was fun for the young men.
DeleteQue giro!! :-))
ReplyDeleteObrigada por ter postado, Sami.
Obrigada Sandra.
DeleteDearest Sami,
ReplyDeleteWell, that was quite an act for dressing her like this!
Looks great and it is a great symbol.
Sending you hugs,
Mariette
Thank you Mariette, yes Eliza seems to be a model for all.
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