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Portugal Part 2: Sunny Lisbon

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March 15th 2007
Ok, ready for part 2? I'll try to make it short for your sake and mine. To start with I'll give you a quick overview of Lisbon. Sun, sun, sun! A few more modern buildings than Porto and more variation of neighbourhoods. Replacing the 8 foot wide buses on 9 foot wide streets of Porto was the 28 tram which was slightly less scary and a little more scenic. Top 3 foods: Churrasco chicken in Po ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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