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Monday 18 November 2019

Monday Mural - Tropical paradise

On the 7th of this month, I and other members of the recently formed Portuguese Australian Women's Association had dinner with the Portuguese Ambassador - Pedro Rodrigues da Silva, who was visiting Perth on official business.
Dinner was held at the Italian restaurant "La Capannina" at the beach side suburb of Scarborough.
There were just 12 of us, and we had dinner in the small private room, and the main wall had a huge mural, which on researching I found out was painted in March 2018 by Big Bite Designs, a creative studio.
As the room was quite narrow it was difficult to photograph it from the front.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you;
just follow the Linky steps below.   Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds this week and thanks for participating.  

Monday Mural Meme goes lives at 12,01am Perth, Western Australian time.
Thanks, Sami. 



The Ambassador (and his wife standing on the right with the dotted dress) surrounded by members of the Portuguese Australian Association



45 comments:

  1. Regardless of the less than favorable photo op, it is still an absolutely incredible mural. Congrats on your latest position, too. As if you didn't have enough on your plate (grin). Lovely mural find.

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    1. Thank you Elizabeth, I liked the mural and its colours :)

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  2. Hello,
    Congrats on forming the new Women's Association. The mural is beautiful! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!

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    1. Thank you Eileen, have a wonderful week too.

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  3. Murals on restaurant walls are always a pleasure to see, but hard to capture in a photo! I think you did a good job. I hope you enjoy your new organization.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  4. Dearest Sami,
    That was a great kick-off for the Portuguese Australian Women's Association's members and you to have dinner with the Portuguese Ambassador and his wife.
    Don't like the mural though as it way too large and out of proportion for such a narrow room!
    Look at the mini-chairs and the tiny people against it...
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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    1. Sorry you didn't like it Mariette, most murals are quite gigantic compared to the people standing next to them.

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    2. Mainly talking about the proportions... You cannot even stand back and look at it.😉

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  5. ...this is gorgeous, just what I would expect to see in Maui. Thanks Sami for hosting.

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    1. I'm sure it would go perfectly well in Maui Tom :)

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  6. Lovely mural. It must have been a very pleasant evening.

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    1. Thanks Andrew, it certainly was, the Ambassador was a very charming person and very interested in our life journeys. He said he's a collector of life stories :)

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  7. A comida assim até sabe melhor.
    Boa semana

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    1. Por acaso nao era nada de especial, ja comi comida Italiana bem melhor em locais mais baratos, mas claro tambem se paga por estar frente a praia.
      Boa semana Pedro.

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  8. Beautiful, not only the mural! The whole idea, and the group-picture.
    Who does not want to sit with a collector of life stories? :-) Wonderful.

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    1. Quite right Iris, it's wonderful to speak to people who want to know your story, we all have interesting life stories to tell.

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  9. Great mural, and how wonderful that the crowd wasn't too large to be able to enjoy the meal and conversation. Everyone looks really happy and how cool to eat with an ambassador! Hugs, RO

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    1. Thank you RO. It was a last minute arrangement but it all worked out pretty well.

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    1. Obrigada Francisco, boa semana para si tambem.

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  11. Lovely paintings on the wall, I like the soft colours.

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    1. Thanks Marianne, the colours are pretty.

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  12. I like the mural and especially the colours.

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  13. Hope my hula dancer qualifies as a mural! This is a great meme every week

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  14. That is gorgeous! Looks like a fun event!

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  15. Love the mural and the group photograph.
    Enjoy your week …

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan, have a lovely week too :)

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  16. nice one, I would love to have one like this in my living room.

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    1. I'm sure it would look great. Thanks Klara

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  17. Those are some big lush fronds! Thanks for hosting.

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  18. Well that was a bonus Sami, don't you just love it when that happens. Looks lovely for it's position 💚

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    1. Thanks Grace, yes quite a bonus to find an unexpected mural :)

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  19. O mural é bonito, mas o mais importante é o significado da reunião de gente que não esquece as raízes e tem a coragem e a iniciativa, de se agregar ao redor da língua mãe e mesmo longe, reviver a pátria.
    Parabéns Sami e restantes Senhoras, pela iniciativa.

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    1. Obrigada Cuco pela sua visita. Tem toda a razao, o mais importanta e mantermos a nossa lingua e cultura viva seja em que canto do Mundo nos vivemos :)

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  20. This one is just glorious. I love the soft colors.

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    1. Thanks Jeanie, I also thought the colours were lovely.

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