Statue in front of chapel

Fatima, rest day one in Tomar

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August 30th 2016
August 30 Tuesday. Fatima Rest Day After a lovely breakfast in the glassed in dining room, we wend our way to the train and bus stations. We purchase tickets to Fatima and get on the bus. Somehow we have irritated the bus driver. A group of drivers were standing around, talking, when we arrived. We find the correct line and the side doors are open so we go in, thinking we will move forward ... 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