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Will has been challenging himself this trip to leap-frog over as many and as high posts that he can - he demurred when it cam to this sculpture at the entrance to the Parques de Nacoes
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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: Vasco de Gama
Date: June 6th 2011
Marika picked the Lisbon Aquarium and the surrounding Parques de Nacoes as her activity of choice for us to do today. Lisbon hosted the World Exposition in '98 and the hub of the Exposition was the Parques de Nacoes. At the time it was the most countries ever to participate in a World Fair - Will saw the flags of the visitng countries flying and pointed out flags from the tiny Oceana count ... read more
Date: June 6th 2011
Marika picked the Lisbon Aquarium and the surrounding Parques de Nacoes as her activity of choice for us to do today. Lisbon hosted the World Exposition in '98 and the hub of the Exposition was the Parques de Nacoes. At the time it was the most countries ever to participate in a World Fair - Will saw the flags of the visitng countries flying and pointed out flags from the tiny Oceana count ... read more
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