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Portugal Trip

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April 4th 2010
Today we got off to a slower start. We all slept in and decided not to wander too far from home. It’s a bit chilly this morning but we’re hopeful for a day like yesterday - around 18 - 20 degrees. We decided to walk back to Sao Martino so that Pete, Renita and Jo could climb up to the lighthouse as Cath and I did the other day. We got to Sao Martino about 11:00 a.m. and the town was pretty ... 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