Farmer's Market

Crossing the Pond - Funchal, Madeira

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March 27th 2015
Ahoy from the happy ship M/S Zuiderdam. We only have one more sea day to go after today. Yesterday, I visited Madeira for the first time. What a lovely island. What a trial on my poor knees! We boarded our bus and stopped at the farmers market. These markets are always a good way to meet locals and see what fresh foods are available. Here, most of the fruits were imported from Venezuela and Bra ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Madeira » Funchal

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more