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August 23, 2022
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Soon after Ana and I had made a brief stop at the Pastelaria Alcôa for a late morning snack of pastéis de nata we had a brief delay walking toward the Largo do Carmo. We happened upon a small crowd …
August 22, 2022
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Bairro Alto and Chiado are such close neighbors that I had no notion of when Ana and I crossed out of one and into the other. As I learned when I returned to the U S, they are so close …
August 19, 2022
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Afonso O Conquistador. By now, when I write the name Afonso Henriques you should recognize him as Portugal’s first king and because of him Portugal can assert a legitimate claim as the oldest sovereign nation in Europe. For this little …