This was the "puerta" that led to the sea...

First day in a new country...

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October 11th 2008
I'M IN PORTUGAL! Yeah, so I arrived here (in the captial, Lisbon...or as it's known here...Lisboa) this morning at 8am. I wanted to purchase my ticket to Salamanca but apparently I can't at this station...it took me an hour to figure that out...so after some café con lech I took the Metro to my hostel. It was really easy to find...and so nice! I was very impressed. It was only 18€/night but the ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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