On Explorers and Travelers’ Sacred Ground
December 2nd 2007 As I was going through the Metro system between my hotel and the Baixa area with the ultimate intention of visiting Belém, on the far western side of Lisbon, I noticed that a lot of people were wearing sports apparel (e.g. spandex shorts, running shoes, etc). I thought at first that Portuguese people were really into exercising and wondered why they were riding the Metro system. Perhaps there w
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