Month: November 2012
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From Sao Vicente to Porto Moniz, Madeira
To follow where we went and where these pictures were taken, use this map of Madeira. Recap: the main city is Funchal where we were staying on the south side of the island (see post on our hotel). In an earlier post, we had pictures of Pico de Ariero, one of the peaks in the…
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From Santana to Sao Vicente, Madeira
Continuing with the day trip around Madeira … after Pico de Arieiro, the bus took us north to reach the other side of the island (relative to the main city of Funchal) and started to climb again as it headed west. See the cliff on the right ? Remember that there were houses on top.…
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Pico de Arieiro, Madeira
One day before A and F’s wedding and after most of the guests had arrived from mainland Europe the night before, A’s parents arranged a day trip for all the guests to see the island. A tour bus came by the hotel in Funchal, the main port and city, to pick up all the visiting wedding…
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CS Madeira Atlantic Hotel & Spa
Last month (October), we came to the Portuguese island of Madeira to attend a wedding of Sue’s friend. Her friend, A who is from Madeira was marrying F from France. A’s family is in the travel business and they put together a wonderful package for the bridegroom’s family and guests who came to the island.…
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Swiss French versus Parisian French
There are about 1.6 million French-speakers in Switzerland, about 20% of the total population. My tutor is Swiss and has lived his entire life in Lausanne. His father is French. I(Chris) suspect that I will be learning French with a slighty Swiss accent. But it is really not a concern one way or the other,…
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Hegistbury Head, Dorset
While we were staying at Bournemouth, V took us to see Hegistbury Head which is located at the Eastern end of an arc that spans a stretch of the Dorset coastline, with Bournemouth roughly in the midpoint and Sandbanks at the Western end. See our earlier post about Sandbanks. On our way to Hegistbury Head,…