GUGGENHEIM BILBAO

PORTUGAL, SPAIN, FRANCE, ENGLAND and HOME

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June 14th 2013
On the cruise up to Portugal we ran into some swells and 20ft waves. Or as Captain McNeill said: “We encountered the odd bump during the night.” Cruising into Lisbon is really neat. The long ride up the river to town passes many interesting and historical spots linked especially to the Voyages of Discovery where some of the greatest navigators left on their journeys around the world. We had a ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Sintra » Queluz

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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