Lisbon

arriving

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September 11th 2005
well, i didnt find this website until i got back from my travels. i guess that is a good thing; now i get to relive everything in my head. i guess i should start from the beginning. got into lisbon on the 31st of july. i met my brother and walked around the beautiful architecture that makes up the capital of portugal. (sorry there are no fotos yet, but i will try to put them up soon enough). ... 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