Somewhere south of Lisbon

Portugal August Bank Holiday 2007

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August 29th 2007
Benny boy’s birthday is always on the bank holiday weekend at the end of August. So this year he organised a trip to Lisbon where a friend of his is from. She was lovely enough to put up all 8 of us in her Mum’s flat, and not only that, come and pick us up at the airport - What a champion! I should forewarn you, this entry is mostly about food. So we took a couple of extra days off around 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