Friday 18th December, 2015. Madeira, Portugal 30. The Christmas Lights at Funchal

Friday 18th December, 2015. Madeira, Portugal

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December 18th 2015
Friday 18th December, 2015. Madeira, Portugal We had a posh breakfast and then walked into town. We know the town fairly well, having been here several times before. We had arranged to meet Alan and Barbara outside the Cathedral at 1.00 pm. We strolled through the main street admiring the Christmas decorations and made our way to a cafe we knew well where M posted the blogs up until yesterd ... read more

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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