Portugal Trip 030

Portugal Trip

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April 1st 2010
I thought that last night would be a quiet evening given the excitement we had with not being able to hook up with our hosts. However, leave it to the Racicot siblings to throw us a curve ball. Sometime after dinner, while it was still quite light, Catht and I decided to walk down to Casaal da Ponte to do some exploring. Unbeknownst to us, the Racicot’s were doing a fine job finishing off the ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Central » Nazaré

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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