Transatlantic Cruise, Barcelona to Houston
Funchal, Island of Madeira, Portugal
Back to Europe 2015
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
Miami - Houston
Checking on board the Norwegian Jade
The cabin was nicely set up for our arrival
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After sailing for several days, we approach Madeira Island, Portugal and the Port of Funchal
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| Sunrise at sea, East of Madeira. The Desertas Islands: Chão, Deserta Grande, and Bugio. |
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| Port of Funchal, on the South side of the island. |
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| Morning sun highlights part of the marina and hotel zone. |
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| Afternoon in another part of the Hotel Zone. |
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Taking a Walk through the Old Town
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| Close to the Promenade. |
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| Small square near the promenade. |
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| Sao Pedro Church was built in 1743. The interior of the church is decorated with glazed tiles from the 17th century. |
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| Sunday morning. Nothing open. Hardly anybody on the streets of the town, yet. | Sao Pedro bell tower in the background. |
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| Madeira Wine oenological institute. |
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Climbing up into the Residential Part of the City
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| There are probably a number of places like this in Funchal. |
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| We were sorry they weren't open! |
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| Near
the top of our walk, beginning to work out way back down through a
variety of neighborhoods, some quite affluent, others less so.
Most cars around were pretty decent. |
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| Our ship is the smaller one. |
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| The streets are very steep, hard going up and down! |
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| You can see the basic structure of the island. The mountains rise to the right. |
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| Intensive use of space! |
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| Tropical plant paradise! |
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| Curious kitty. |
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| Madeira has one of the highest per capita incomes in Portugal, second only to Lisbon. |
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| A Poinsetta tree! |
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Harbor Traffic
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| Returning from some sort of regatta. |
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| Good view of the mountainous nature of the island. |
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| Tug coming to get us under way. |
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| On our way! |
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| Our last toast to Europe as we sail on to St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. |
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| Lights winking on in the dusk. |
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Back to Europe 2015
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
Miami - Houston