This was the "puerta" that led to the sea...
...on the main street in downtown.
From: Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon
Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil ... [read more]
Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil ... [read more] Blog: First day in a new country...
Date: October 11th 2008
I'M IN PORTUGAL! Yeah, so I arrived here (in the captial, Lisbon...or as it's known here...Lisboa) this morning at 8am. I wanted to purchase my ticket to Salamanca but apparently I can't at this station...it took me an hour to figure that out...so after some café con lech I took the Metro to my hostel. It was really easy to find...and so nice! I was very impressed. It was only 18€/night but the ... read more
Date: October 11th 2008
I'M IN PORTUGAL! Yeah, so I arrived here (in the captial, Lisbon...or as it's known here...Lisboa) this morning at 8am. I wanted to purchase my ticket to Salamanca but apparently I can't at this station...it took me an hour to figure that out...so after some café con lech I took the Metro to my hostel. It was really easy to find...and so nice! I was very impressed. It was only 18€/night but the ... read more
Comment on This was the "puerta" that led to the sea...
I recently graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor's degree of Science in Animal Science. I am spending 2 months in Spain working at Madrid Zoo as a veterinary assistant. I'm trying to get into veterinary school.... full info
| Joined: | August 26th 2008 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 36 |
| Photos: | 160 |
| Forum posts: | 0 |
| TB Code: | [photo=3008160] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (crm0136). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (crm0136). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact Chloe' (crm0136) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.