San Vicente Monastery and Pantheon

Lisboa by Myself

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August 7th 2012
I wasn’t even planning on going to Portugal. I thought Spain would be an option since Toulouse is only one hour away by train to Barcelona. How did this decision come about? I was Skyping with a friend I’d met while travelling in Peru and he mentioned how easy Easyjet is. So after our chat I picked some dates and just searched for somewhere to go that I’d never been. Portugal was the place. ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

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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