27 August 2016, Saturday, Azambuja to Santarem 0644 we leave Hotel Ouro

27 August 2016, Saturday, Azambuja to Santarem

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August 27th 2016
August 27 Saturday. Azambuja to Santarem Karen here----this is one of those 'poor me' days that just seems to bring out the worst in one!!! Unless you want to read about surly train comductors and hotel receptionists that can bring one to tears, skip on down to Harlan's section!!? Yes, I am having a different Camino experience! We are off to the train station to buy me a ticket. The station ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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