Custard tarts!

Better eat another custard tart to keep my strength up!

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April 28th 2008
We are in Lisbon! It is very nice but very hilly so we are exhausted! We never thought we would appreciate the flatness of East Anglia. Due to the hilliness of Lisbon and the fact that most of the streets are very narrow and windy we spend most of our time not being entirely sure where we are! We have had 2 days exploring Lisbon. the first day we went to Belém which is a district that is a 6km ... 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