Growing Roots June 6th 2006 Currently staying at Gabby's house in Porto (yes, AGAIN!!). Will write more later just wanted to get started on the blog.
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Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto 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