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ten toes in lisbon

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January 16th 2015
Hi Friday 16 January time 8.37PM and at the door of my room as internet does not work in my room and the television room is a bit on the noisy side at present.. Breakfast then off to 9.30am Mass....the usual tall Nigerian Priest was not saying Mass but a shorter Portugal priest instead.. one thing I have noticed is that the Masses in Portugal you do not make the sign of peace like we did in Spai ... 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