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Oasis in Lisboa(Day 18)

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May 29th 2010
Got a great night of sleep last night to compensate for the night before. Checked out of the dull hostel I had got into just the night before so I could go get a little taste of Coimbra before heading to Lisbon. Coimbra was really not much more than I expected. It is still a very attractive city and fun to talk around for a day in but I dont see much more than that. I walked around the univers ... 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