Category: Europe
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A Walk in Nuuksio National Park in Finland
Finland is called the land of one thousand lakes and there are over 80 little lakes and ponds just inside Nuuksio National Park.
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Walking the Walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia
One of the things I was looking forward to in Dubrovnik was walking the city walls. It was suggested by my Game of Thrones tour guide that I should start with the hardest uphill part at the entrance near the port, so I started there and headed to the highest point on the wall first.…
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Lisbon’s Castelo de São Jorge, Castle at the Top of the Hill
I headed to Castelo de São Jorge in the morning and stopped at Copenhagen Cafe near the Panteão Nacional for breakfast.
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Exploring Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon
Calouste Gulbenkian was a British-Armenian businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune in oil. His private art collection spanned cultures and generations of art. There is a sense of pride from some Portuguese that Gulbenkian’s collection ended up in Lisbon. It is said that he was just passing through Lisbon, extended his stay a week,…
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Exploring Feira da Ladra, Lisbon’s Flea Market in Alfama
The market is held every Tuesday and Saturday, from morning to the early afternoon at Campo de Santa Clara in Alfama.
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Walking Through Lisbon’s Tropical Botanical Garden in Belém
The tropical botanical garden caught my eye as I was scanning over Belém locations on GoogleMaps. After my morning pastry class, I headed over to the garden. It was 5€ to enter. The garden was an assortment of walking paths. The most surprising thing about the garden was the local inhabitants. It was filled with…
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Visiting Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Monestary in the Belém District of Lisbon
I heard about the monastery from multiple people in the pastry class I took in Belém. It seemed that everyone was headed there after we finished our Pastéis de nata. The Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is located in the Belém district of Lisbon, a flat area on the Tagus river with a lot to see and…
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Visiting Mosteiro da Batalha, a Monastery in Portugal
The Mosteiro da Batalha was a quick stop on a longer day trip across a couple sites in Portugal. I only went through the church, and did not buy tickets to any of the paid areas of the site. The Batalha Monastery is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The architecture was beautiful and the history…
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Visiting the Shrine of Fátima, One of Portugal’s Religious Sites
In 1917, three small children including, a girl named Jacinta, her brother Francisco and their cousin Lúcia, witnessed successive apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary. This happened on the same day each month from May through October that year. The site is now a religious site that many from in and outside of Portugal come…
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Visiting Nazaré, One of Portugal’s Beach Towns
Nazaré has been on my list since I heard about the massive waves that only happen here. Big wave season is anywhere from October to March, so I wasn’t surprised when the wave forecast didn’t predict any giant waves during my April visit. If you are going during big wave season, you’ll head to Praia…
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