Portugal

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                                                                          Portugal

           My love!!!! It’s the land of my dreams. Portugal, when I think about you there is only one thing in my mind – Desire. Desire to reach the land that I love, and the land that inspired me at such a  young age. I am from India, and my native place is Goa. Before 1961, Goa was a colony of Portugal, and going to Goa meant actually going to Portugal.

   When I was a kid, and I would go to Goa, I would see these beautiful churches and homes that were made by the Portuguese. I grew up enamored with these structures as I later on went to see the Bom Jesus and the Se Cathedral. These things brought joy to my heart, and still do today. And all these came to us from Portugal. And I love this land for doing this for us, for making Goa beautiful and giving it a higher status. And I want to go and see this beautiful Country!!

  Ahh!!!Portugal, I still am waiting to embark on the journey. Dreaming that I will be on the international plane and heading to Portugal, and seeing that land of my dreams!!! From the heart of Lisbon to the basilica of Fatima, I want to journey through it all. I want to ride on the trams of Lisbon and go through the Tagus and Duoro river.

   I want to listen to the beautiful Fado music, and eat that beautiful fish of Portugal – the Bacalhau( also called Salted Cod). To go from the beautiful Sintra to Porto, and most importantly – visit the beautiful church of St. Elizabeth of the Roses. The story of St. Elizabeth goes that she had taken bread for the poor. She was caught by her husband, and when she opened the apron the bread was turned into roses.

    I also would like to see the “ Tower of St. Vincent” which is also called Belem Tower. The Belem Tower details the history of Portugal as the “Pioneer nation of Navigators” who went in search of new worlds through the sea and brought in the “ Age of Discovery “ after which many countries would follow. Vasco da Gama from Portugal was the first European to discover India, which was the country Christopher Columbus had sailed to find. But his destiny led him to America, another great land.


There’s much more to see in Portugal – from the Albufiera to the Bragancas, and I would travel every inch and explore this wonderful land which did so much for my land. Viva Portugal!!!!


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