Porto

Portugal Part 1: Porto in the Rain

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March 12th 2007
Wow what a trip! Richard and I are now positive that we would win the Amazing Race hands down. We can climb stairs, navigate bus routes, and survive rain storms like troopers. I started my trip with a flight to and an evening in Dublin at Casa Smith where we repacked our belongings into two packs and prepared for the early morning flight. A quick flight the next day and we were in beautifu ... read more

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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