Lisbon

Much of the old part of the city, where we stayed, has narrow streets of black and white basalt stone lined with buildings standing shoulder to shoulder.

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Portgual, the other white meat.

June 1st 2008
Following our disasters in Madrid, Jay and I fled to Salamanca Thursday to get the earliest train to Lisbon. We thought an overnight train from Madrid would cost more, so we took the free ride to Salamanca, stayed in the train station -- after having the great fortune of replacing Pacman the Sacman -- and grabbed a 5 am train to Lisboa. The train was one of the shadiest shitboxes I have ever se ... 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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