Eucalyptus Trees

The eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) was imported to Portugal n the 19th century to supply an expanding pulpwood industry. However, eucalyptus trees burn easily and contributed to the recent wildfires in Portugal. We drove through areas of forest that were still burned. Many of these trees near Válega have been burned. DSC_0890

Batalha and Fatima

October 14th 2022
The Lisbon to Porto transfer was by motorcoach. We would board our Viking river vessel, Viking Torgil, in Porto. The standard transfer is via Coimbra with a stop to see the university. However, Susan and I opted for the transfer with stops at Fatima and the monastery at Batalha. This choice proved to be a fascinating journey into Portuguese history. The courier and guide who accompanied ... read more

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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

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