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Finding our way around Lisbon

March 24th 2008
Hi Friends and Family, Our breakfast this morning was scrambled eggs and 2 slices of toast served by the hostel staff and help-yourself tea, coffee, cocoa and juice. We were still hungry so we asked for another batch and the ladies were happy to oblige us. The plan today was to go to the "Bairro Alto", the "Baixa / Chiado" and the "Al Fama" areas. The "Baixa" is the 18th Century part of ... read more
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Portuguese Flag 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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