A grin before the grimace

A Weekend in Lisbon

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December 11th 2006
Well here goes..... the first proper blog!! It's still 5 months until we go properly but hopefully this will give you a taste of things to come. Not really sure exactly what to put on here so I will just keep typing until something makes sense. We had to get up at 4am to make the thrilling drive from Cheltenham to Luton Airport. A few hours later and we were winging our way to the hotel with a ... 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