The tram winding up and down the streets of the Alfama

Dia segunda - Alfama, Bairro Alto, e Chiado

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April 20th 2014
Day two was supposed to be rainy all day long, so when we got up at 9 and it looked the same as when we'd arrived - just somewhat overcast- we were relieved. We headed downstairs for breakfast, since it ended at 10, and sat awkwardly with the various Europeans in the breakfast room. Breakfast was cereal, yogurt, cheese, and a few bread/pastry things along with coffee and juice. Could be worse! Onc ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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