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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 ... [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 ... [read more] Blog: Tejo, Kazoo & Poo Poo...They All Sound The Same
Date: November 10th 2006
Dinner of Simple Food Can be so Satisfying After resting for a few hours we decided to head out into Lisbon at a much more reasonable time than Wednesday night. Reasonable for Portugal, head to dinner at 8:00pm. We went to this great little Alentejo restaurant called aptly enough, Casa do Alentejo. Alentejo is a region of Portugal to the south of Lisbon which is known for its simple ... read more
Date: November 10th 2006
Dinner of Simple Food Can be so Satisfying After resting for a few hours we decided to head out into Lisbon at a much more reasonable time than Wednesday night. Reasonable for Portugal, head to dinner at 8:00pm. We went to this great little Alentejo restaurant called aptly enough, Casa do Alentejo. Alentejo is a region of Portugal to the south of Lisbon which is known for its simple ... read more
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For all of you who don't know us, we are a relatively normal married couple from Richmond, VA. We have been married for 5 years and have been friends since we met at Capital One on our first day of work. We have decided to make a "nontraditional move" with our lives. On November 7th, 2006 Kel and I left everything behind and started traveling beginning with Lisbon, Portugal. The plan was to start in Europe, hit Asia, Australia and New Zealand and then return to Europe to finish our year. Before it was all said and done we added destinations in the Middle East and Africa. The trip was am... full info
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