Nun's Valley

Nun's Valley

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October 15th 2022
Saturday October 15– Tried to sleep in a little, but of course not. Was out the door by 7:20, still dark out. I headed over to the fruit and vegetable and adjoining fish market before my bus at 8:45. I’m not sure what I was thinking – I definitely did not need that much time. I’d already seen the fruit and veg but you have to get there early to see the fish market. I don’t usually like t ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Madeira

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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