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Lisbon, Portugal -- October 28 to November 1, 2015

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December 15th 2015
Lisbon is our starting point for a cruise along the west coast of Africa. We arrived 3 days early so that we would have the opportunity to enjoy some of the sites in and around Lisbon. Our hotel was the Lapa Palace Hotel, it is truly a 5 star hotel and if you ever have the opportunity to stay there, take advantage of it. On day two the city called and so we were off to try to take in some of th ... 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