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ten toes in lisbon now Porto

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January 31st 2015
Hi. 9am. Saturday morning.. had problems getting Guppy to work in the bedroom last night and sure was not coming downstairs in the bar area to do my blog. Yesterday misty and damp but not cold .... temperature has been around about 10 degrees... so although wet and damp not cold. Awake earlier yesterday about 8.30 am so potted down stairs for awhile then went out and brought a pizza and cam ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern

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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