BelemTower

This is the last thing the sailors saw before a voyage on the sea. The Portugese were great explorers.

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Portugal - Lisbon, Sintra, Salema, Villa Real

June 19th 2007
6-19-07 Slept well last night and woke up in Portugal. I love these night trains. The gentle rocking motion of the train really knocks me out. I got up and stood outside our train sleeping compartment for about an hour trying to get glimpses of the surrounding landscape. The times I did see something out the window there was not much to see. The train arrived about a 1/2 hour late. I talke ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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