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Azores

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May 9th 2017
Ponta Delgada is the capital and largest city of this Portuguese island. It is a common stop for ships traveling from Europe en route to the Americas. Since Barb and I have been here 3 times already, we decided to enjoy a nearly empty ship while everyone else went on shore excursions. The last time we were here we did travel to the Volcano, the Tea Farms, and the Botanical Gardens, so if any of ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Azores » São Miguel » Ponta Delgada

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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