Looking down at town

Lounging in Lisbon

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October 23rd 2006
I was staying in a hostel right in the centre of town and it turned out to be fantastic, though almost impossible to find as it was through an unmarked door. It had a lounge area for reading with a stereo, another lounge with TV, an internet room and a dining room and kitchen. The beds were king singles with down duvets and oh so comfortable. I met up with Randi and Matt again for dinner and were ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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