Ruined Convento do Carmo

Where am I again?

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July 17th 2006
Lisbon: 1. Famous red-colored landmark suspension bridge 2. Cable Cars and that go "ding ding" 3. Devastating earthquake and subsequent fire 4. Hills 5. In a bay on the most western part of a large continent. wait...I thought that was San Francisco. Heh, Lisbon freaked me out a little today with its similarities to SF. It's ok though, it's older and has a different history or something l ... read more

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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 a... ... read more