INTRODUCTION TO PORTUGAL
July 31st 2015 Once a major world power, the Portugal of today is a land of sea, sun, and “saudade”, a unique word meaning a sort of bitter-sweet nostalgia mixed with resignation -- a memory of, a longing for, and a pride in the lost glories of the past, with a touch of hope for the future. Even now, through its world-wide former empire, Portuguese is still one of the most widely spoken European languages. I
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Lorraine Brecht
As you know Fred, I loved Portugal, at least the part I saw. The monasteries blew me away!