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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]
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] Blog: Sangria, pastries, and a lot of uphill
Date: February 28th 2011
After three weeks of wind and rain I expected the same in Portugal (the forecast said so) but knew that I would have a good time regardless because Conor would be there too. However, after a stop-over flight from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and then to Lisbon, Conor and I found ourselves stepping into six days of sun and sangria, for which we were quite overdressed; or underdressed if you are por ... read more
Date: February 28th 2011
After three weeks of wind and rain I expected the same in Portugal (the forecast said so) but knew that I would have a good time regardless because Conor would be there too. However, after a stop-over flight from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and then to Lisbon, Conor and I found ourselves stepping into six days of sun and sangria, for which we were quite overdressed; or underdressed if you are por ... read more
