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SUPER BOCK! (Day 16)

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May 28th 2010
Got up and went on a run to get rid of the small hangover from last night before I hopped on a train north to Braga, the religious capital of Portugal. It is one of the oldest cities in the country as evidenced by the remaining Roman city walls. The weather wasnt great the first few hours as I was there but by the afternoon it was 75 and sunny, like usual here. For some reason I decided to walk ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern » Braga

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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