The Historic Centre

March 25th 2008
Hi Friends and Family, We were going on a day trip to Sintra. Sintra is the former summer residence of Portuguese royalty and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995. It boasts two extraordinary palaces, a semi-tropical garden and a Moorish castle with views over Lisbon! We took a train from the Rossio station in Lisbon and 45 minutes later, we were in Sintra. Apparantly, its a common commut ... read more

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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

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Hi there! My name is Victoria Ade-Genschow. I'm British but I live in Germany. I've been living in one of the greatest cities in the world - Berlin. I've been a traveller for years now but never quite got around to sharing "the fun" with all and sundry and my friends n' family in Good 'Ol Blighty until now. I'll be travelling to various places and letting you all know all about it and it really IS about time, so here goes.....! P.S. At the end of 2013, I opened up a lifestyle, expat & travel blog. If you want to look me up you can find me on: http://thebritishberliner.wordpress.com ... full info

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