09/07/14 Lisbon: After leaving Gibraltar we entered into the Atlantic Ocean and continued our voyage on a Westerly and then a Northerly course towards Lisbon. In the early morning we approached Lisbon from the south, Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest city in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris, and Rome by hundreds of years. Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, and lies in the Western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the river Tagus. Portugal being recognized for some of the world’s most famous explorers only has a population of ten and a half million people, and is slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Indiana. We have nearly a full day in Lisbon today so after our
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