Tag: madeira

  • Random photos #11 – #15

    These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each photo a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember). #11 –  the sky  –  Madeira #12…

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  • 2012: A year of “foreign” travels

    2012: A year of “foreign” travels

    As the end of 2012 is drawing close, we look back to some of the places we visited this year. Let’s start with those that were outside of Switzerland. We will follow up with a second post of the trips we made in 2012 within Switzerland. Click to jump to the posts – there are…

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  • Mercado dos Lavradores, Madeira

    After A and F’s wedding, we had a day to look around Funchal, the main city of Madeira. Our hotel is on the western side of the city. The Workers’ market is situated on the east end of the town center in the area of Santa Maria. The market was built in the 1930’s in the…

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  • Zona Velha do Funchal, Madeira

    Funchal is the largest city and the municipal seat of Madeira. After A and F’s wedding, we stayed on for 2 days and had an evening to explore the city. Zona Velha is a small urban area in Funchal around Rua de Santa Maria – the oldest street of the city. Rua de Santa Maria…

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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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