Views from the River

We saw vacant homes, an old monastery now used by the military due to its location on the hill, wooden boats being built and rows of homes along the waterfront with part of a city wall built in the 11-12th century .

Exploring Porto and Gaia - Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2012

November 21st 2012
Now that we are overwintering in Lagos, Portugal we have decided to take advantage of the time and do some overland traveling. We choose to use public transportation for our travels to both Oporto (more commonly referred to as Porto) and to Lisboa (Lisbon). Conveniently the bus station is very close to the marina in Lagos and took us to Porto with only a half-hour layover in Lisbon on the way nort ... 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

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