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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
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.
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,
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,
