Bucaso is still mostly not built over, but the hils are now covered with gum trees.
Coy Cromwell at the Busaco monument.
View down the hill from the british position at Busaco. The pic really doesn't do justice to the steepness of the slope but the ground was much less wooded at the time of the battle. The countryside around is all very hilly & wooded, no surprise that Messina had a hard time pushing thru & found recon difficult.
Vimero was a great contrast from Busaco. Unfortunately largly built over, but the form of the hills is still obvious & there are areas of undeveloped country that indicate what it was all like at the time.
Coy Cromwell at the monument. There was an interp centre there, but closed Mondays.
Tnoght we at a nice Gite near Torres Vedras we have booked for two nights to give us a whole day to explore the lines of Torres Vedras. Report coming soon.
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