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Day 2

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April 6th 2013
Today we went to Praia de rocha beach, (voted 3rd best beach in world on tripadvisor i think) 5 min drive. very sunny not a cloud in the sky. Epic fail as forgot to take bottle opener to beach for beer. had corner of the beach to ourselves until a homeless Jesus lookalike turned up for a bath and to wash his clothes. Leo opted for a swim in the very cold hotel pool. Out for tea in "weatherspoons" ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Praia da Rocha

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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