Cathedral

Last Stop!

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August 28th 2007
So we finally made it to Lisbon yesterday, to scrounge for a hotel and drop our bags for the last time. I hate to say it, but I think we're a little jaded. To us, after two weeks, Lisbon is another atmospheric European town with twisting streets and interesting sights, but nothing out of the ordinary. We are exhausted, and I think we're good on extended travel for a while! We're heading home t ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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