From the First Hilltop

This from the church we walked uphill to first. On the left of the photo, you can see the castle that we had intended to find. Note the duplicate San Fransisco bridge in the background!

Lisbon

May 26th 2011
I just toured Lisbon, Portugal, during an eleven hour layover. As I stood in line to exit the airport, I chatted with fellow passengers, one of whom I discovered is also a fellow classmate for the summer in Fez. She, too, wanted to take advantage of the layover in Lisbon. We joined non-Portuguese speaking forces –my willingness and her preparedness made a pretty good combination. She knew which ... 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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