Mosque cum Cathedral

Andalucia to Algarve

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October 13th 2010
We were delayed on the outskirts of Cordoba by youths who were participating in a local running event. Nonetheless,we found our hotel overlooking Cordoba easily and arrived in warm early evening weather. So we quickly changed and plunged into the chilly outdoor pool. Mary was particularly heroic, but she suffered for it for a few days afterwards. We decided that we had no time to do justice to ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

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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