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Touching base with the Duke

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by Grubb

Another sunny day? It’s beginning to seem like normal weather for Lisbon. A nice soft light (not sharp and intense like back home) along with a big river breeze that doesn’t kick up any dust. Balmy. One could go out and conquer the world. Like the Portuguese duke Afonso de Albuquerque did in the early…

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Just another day

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Ella

The weather channel promised a rainy morning and why yes, we did have a 2 minute shower as we moseyed down to the bus stop. That’s it. Then followed yet another weather perfect day. We boarded the crowded 727 bus to the Belem district to visit two museums we missed when we visited the Tower…

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