Monday 1st November to Sunday 7th November 2010. 5.11.10 - Salamanca

House of Shells - Built at the end of the fifteenth century by Rodrigo Arias de Maldonado, a knight of the order of Santiago, this city palace is decorated with more than 300 scallop shells.. The shells on the front of the house allude to that order since the scallop shell is traditionally associated with St. James--Santiago

Monday 1st November to Sunday 7th November 2010.

November 9th 2010
Monday 1st November to 7th November 2010. Monday 1st Nov 2010 Still in Oporto Sun is out and wind has dropped - so Tom off for a ride along cycle way on road bike - there are lengths of cobbles - one brake block fell off - found block but no sign of bolt so now we have to find bike shop. Got home and found that a bidon bolt works with 2 washes he has - checked other brake block and its align ... 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

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