Portugal and Spain seen from Space

How about that, my beloved hometown Lisbon seen from space!! It's all over the news here in Portugal - NASA's photo of the day is a beautiful snapshot of the Iberian Peninsula taken from the International Space Station last 4th of December.

Taken by night, the photo shows the fantastic light spectacle made by the cities all over the Peninsula. It's absolutely amazing how the lights can so clearly identify the land, allowing us to easily find several of the major cities of both Portugal and Spain.

Very easy to spot are the Portuguese capital Lisbon (bellow near the shoreline to the middle), the Spanish capital Madrid (far into the center of the Peninsula directly above Lisbon) the coastal city of Seville (to the right near the Gibraltar Straight).

Also being the 4th of December a Saturday night, I would guess that half of Lisbon's lights must be from "Bairro Alto". All the way from the Altis Hotel to the streets near Bairro Alto Hotel the city is filled with people enjoying the nightlife. The discos and the many, many bars open till late hours always fill the city streets with people, music and light :)

Now more seriously, let me leave here a huge thanks to NASA for taking and sharing wonderful pictures like this one. Loved to see how my country looks from up there!