Random Times in the Beco

<h1>Paintings in The Museum of Life</h1> <p>With the weather cooling from the heat of summer, I love spending time on my beco’s bench. I sit there working on my laptop or watching random people hike up the hill in search of the popular viewpoint above. Most of all, I love getting to play with Graça, my neighbor’s dog. Sometimes my neighbor comes to join me on the bench with Graça in tow. Graça runs over and waits at my feet until I pick her up and give her the attention she deserves.</p> <p>A popular time for us to meet on the bench is just after lunch. Conveniently, this is also a popular time for one of the many walking tours to trek up the hill, stopping to fill our little square as the guide tells them the history of our neighborhood. The guides all give the same speech about how beautiful and peaceful the neighborhood is given that it is so far away from traffic. The tourists are all required to be still for a moment, listening for the lack of noise. The only sounds are the banter of the locals having heated discussions in the café and the chain smoking ginja seller shouting “Ginjinha!!” at passing tourists.</p> <p><a href="https://tistravels.medium.com/random-times-in-the-beco-3dd95461eee3"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>