Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, January 13, 2011 I am going to start off by saying that Funchal, Portugal is my most favorite island I have been to thus far; even better than Tenerife (Don’t get me wrong, Tenerife is still gorgeous). The island of Funchal is very, very similar to the island of Tenerife, Spain. The landscape views and all the architectural designs have its own unique sense of beauty but one can still compare the two islands in a very similar sense. The spotlight of today’s experience is shown upon the one and only, unique transportation available in Funchal, the Toboggan rides! Located up the mountain in a small town, the Portuguese once used this unique transportation to get down the mountain. Today, this exclusive moving object shows tourists (like I and the rest of my
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