Funchal Flower Parade - Part 1 600 Springtimes 1st Float

Funchal Flower Parade - Part 1

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April 23rd 2018
Sunday 22nd - Flower Parade - Part 1 Well the skies were a little bit cloudy but the clouds didn't look to be full of rain, a good sign that the Flower Parade would be going ahead. We have plenty of time to enjoy Funchal during the Flower Festival period so spent a leisurely morning at the hotel. The Flower Parade gathering point was close to our hotel but we decided not to peep but wait for t ... 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