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Portugal Trip

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April 11th 2010
Today was a rather unusual day. Instead of getting up and getting going we just laid around the pool and read our books. It’s windy and cooler this morning but still quite warm so we weren’t in any hurry. We tried to have an English breakfast (sausage, eggs, tomatoes, beans and toast) at a nearby restaurant but it was going to take too long so we had a Canadian breakfast at the Best Wester ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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