Portugal Day 1 116

Portugal Trip

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March 30th 2010
We arrived in Lisbon with no fanfare or parades in our honor. However arrive we did and we spent almost 2 full days sightseeing. The plane trip was uneventful and was actually quite comfortable. Our luggage even arrived with us. We spent the 1st 2 full days in Lisbon and I don’t think we’ve ever seen so many convents, monasteries or castles. What are called castles are really old but big ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Central » Serra da Estrela

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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