Lisbon '07

Lisbon '07

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September 28th 2007

Published: October 8th 2007

It had been 7 years since I traveled abroad. That was when I met up with my long time friend and traveling companion Max, in the unknown territory that was Eastern Europe. A decade earlier, communism had crumbled with the fall of the Berlin wall, and many former Eastern bloc countries declared their independence soon after. Czechoslovakia would become the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Many, includi... Read Full Entry

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Danilo Unite

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I have lived in California almost my entire life. Even when I went away for college, I didn't leave the warm embrace of the Golden state. And after college, I came back home to the Bay Area. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would have gone back east or somewhere out of state just to get a different perspective. And I would have definitely spent a year studying abroad. I currently live in Santa Clara. Just recently (Aug. 2007), my sister and I took a cross country trip from California to Florida. That was a great adventure. I've also traveled to several places in Europe, Mexico and C... full info

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Castle at the beach

Casino Estoril

The beach resort towns of Estoril and Cascais have the reputation of being the playground of the rich and famous. Many well-heeled Europeans come from the spring until autumn to enjoy the mild Mediterranean-like climate, the casino and lively nightlife.

Car in Estoril

I liked the look of this old car and how it looked as if it had knocked over the sign

F*ck Mondays

Says it all

Chalet at the beach

Boats and beach at Cascai

Boats at Cascais

Boca de Infierno (Mouth of Hell)

Boca de Infierno

Cave at Boca de Infierno

Coastline at Boca de Infierno

Coastline and waves on the way to Sintra

Approaching Cabo Da Roca

This is the farthest western point in Europe.

Me at the edge of the world

It was pretty cold at this point in the day, so we tried to take this picture quickly. Sofia and Max were already headed back to the car.

Lighthouse at Cabo da Roca

Palácio Nacional de Queluz

Because of all the stops along the coast, we didn't actually make it out to Sintra on Saturday. It wouldn't have been enough time to see everything. So we decided to head back to Sofia's place and go back to Sintra tomorrow.

Max in the Metro

Sofia started getting sick on Friday, and by Saturday night was feeling miserable. So Max and I decided to go back to Sintra on our own the following day. Nuno drove us to the Metro station in Algés on Sunday morning. From there, we caught the train to Cais do Sodré to store our luggage at a station locker there.

Train at Sintra

From Cais do Sodré, we took the Metro to Areeiro station where we would catch this train to Sintra

Tour train in Sintra

Castle in Sintra

Palácio Nacional de Sintra

The Royal Palace at Sintra was the summer residence of kings from the 15th to 19th century. Notice the distinctive twin conical chimneys

15th October 2007

sofia
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amaizing report!!!!
the photos are amazing!!! thank´s for the coment's about me and nuno!!! you were a great couchsurfer's!!!beijos e saudades de Lisboa ..Carnaxide....lol

25th October 2007

Gurvinder
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What a fantastic Presentation
Hi Dan, I loved these pictures. I have read Max's journal and these pictures make it all come out so alive! I am impressed at the hardwork you must have put in order to add all these captions to these pictures. Thanks Gurvinder

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