Hangin out in Lagos

Week One- Portuguese Sun and Spirit

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January 22nd 2008
Hello all, Thanks to the help of many of you, Bram and I finally made it over the pond and began our European vacation. The flight across the Atlantic (Amy's first) was a little arduous. We flew to Toronto waited a couple hours, watched a little football, had a bite to eat and then spent the night on a flight to Frankfurt. We arrived in Frankfurt at around 8 AM local time. The travel agent ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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