We almost felt bad taking a picture of this one... poor freshmen

"Fry like bacon, freshman piggies!"

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September 27th 2006
Coimbra is a university town, but until recently most of the students hadn’t been here. In the last couple of weeks, the town has been changing a lot as classes for some programs have started and the students have started to return. Certain parts of the city that seemed kind of deserted before are now packed with students sitting at cafes, having a coffee or a beer with friends. It seems like ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Central » Coimbra

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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