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Me at the Castelo dos Mouros  
   

Me at the Castelo dos Mouros

Walking up here was amazing! Not good for people afraid of heights, though, to say the least.
Leaving Porto, On to Lisboa!

September 29th 2009
So I got into Lisboa (aka Lisbon) on Sunday and its wonderful here! I actually ended up getting a ride with Francisco, the guy Im staying with while in Lisbon, so that was great! Saved me some money, and it was strangely nice to be in a car after having traveled by public transit for the last couple of weeks! We went to Fatima on the way, which is one of the most important religious sites in Europ ... read more
Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

Portuguese Flag 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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