Interior of the Convento de Cristo

Sardine, Anyone?

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July 8th 2015
Geo: 38.5783, -8.8997It seems as though we had just left the restaurant for dinner when we gathered this morning for breakfast. The excellent self-service spread help erase our memories of the previous night's slow-paced meal.This was to be our day involving the most transit time, as we were heading all the way south, ending up on the southern side of Lisbon. We'd planned to anchor t ... 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