RAILWAY STATION

LISBON

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July 4th 2013
Such a lovely view coming into Lisbon up the Tagus River going under the soaring 25th of April Bridge, took probably 3/4 hour to get into Lisbon on the river and docked at 9.00a.m. We had a walking tour booked prior to leaving home and had to meet our guide in the Rossio Square at 10.00a.m. - so it was pretty tight getting there by the time we actually got off the ship. Turned out we were there ... 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