Lisbon

Castles and Trolley Cars

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April 17th 2007
4/18/07 Lisbon Yesterday we took the bus from Lagos. The countryside was so pretty. We started out our day of wandering by heading to the Praca do Comercio. There were trolley cars all over the place (I would describe it as the San Francisco of Europe---granted I have never been to San Francisco but it is what I imagine San Francisco to be like); it really is a cute city. After taking some pic ... 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