Vila Gale Santa Cruz

... usually warm up and are very helpful when asking for directions. Funchal is used to tourists since the pier is a major part of the downtown landscape. Today alone there are three ships in port so if every guest were to leave the ship the local population would swell by at least 4000 cruise guests! <br><br><br><br>We will set sail at 5p today and sail all night with an early morning arrival in Tenerife, Canary Islands; I&#8217;ll add another chapter tomorrow. The wifi ...

On Sunday we got up, had breakfast and we went off on a tour organized by P&amp;O to the top of the second highest cliff in the world, and very spectacular it was. On the way we saw all sorts of plant life, including banana trees and the very colourfull South African trees, with very large red flowers. We passed through Camara de Lobos and on to Pico da Torre where a magnificent view over the cliffs down to the sea showed how beautiful Madeira is.

... the ship on the tender for a bite to eat in the Aquarius Grill. At about 18:00 we watched Independence maneuver very slowly away from the berth and out into the open sea. Once she had gone our ship was gently maneuvered into the berth being secured by 19:00

... 8230;and its not a slow journey. So once we get up there, there are wicker baskets sitting on top of wood runners. Then there are just 2 guys on the back steering you around. No wheels on anything. And you go about half way down the mountain from there! It was a good 8 minute ride down the mountain. Enjoy the videos and pictures! Then we had to walk down these steep streets the other have of the way down...which ...

... local speciality "Espetada" which was like little cubes of leather marinated and burnt ready fro serving. In short if &#8220;The Story of Scotland&#8221; is hanging on the wall (an actual wall hanging) , avoid.<br><br>The &#8220;Taj Mahal&#8221; yes I know it is a curry house, but we were on our way to the &#8220;Fleur De Leis &#8221; for a bit of a treat, but as the Savoy was closed for renovation we walked around and finally settled ...

... be stress free and relaxing, not reminiscent of a Benidorm special with attached waterfront drinking hole and jive club.<br><br>Having survived 7 nights of this hotel none of which have been particularly comfortable and or restful, had we known of the managements plans to serenade us till midnight three nights running, then to throw a gala event at the pool area overlooked by most rooms which resulted in the current racket outside, we would have selected alternate ...

... br><br>After leaving the foresters hut keep the levada in site on your left and when it crosses the road and goes off to the right follow it, if you miss it just keep on the road. At a point the road joins the levada again just opposite the entrance to a farm. At this point the levada goes to the left of the farm enterance and the road continues on. From here on it is a gently if not rough descent to the town. On entering the town there is a ...

... They only have one stop on the main beach where all their busses stop so I recommended that you go to the terminal as their departure times are changeable and not always printed. (Terminal Location 32°38'52.20"N 16°54'58.13"W)<br><br>You may be required to change busses on route but you can purchase a full ticket t around &#8364; 2.90<br><br>Before beginning the walk take a note of the buss times, as ...

... road.<br><br>The town was not what was expected, an old hamlet charming in the mountains but rather a removed suburb with some updated buildings.<br><br>All in the entire walk and its spectacular setting was good and satisfactory.<br><br>Start <br> Time : 12:54:14 <br> Altitude 3287 ft <br> Location N 32.70417° W 16.95435°<br>End<br> Time 15:06:24 <br> Altitude 2083 ft <br> Location N 32.72039° W 16.96506°

... answering the question regarding who was the royal that consulted Kenneth Branaugh for his role in "Hamlet" They were quick to say Prince Edwards but much to our chagrin, it was actually Prince Charles--who knew! We got 15 out of 20 (two better than first round) and we missed one on a technicality--question was "In which city must a movie play in order for it to be eligible for an Oscar?" Our pick was Hollywood/LA--had we put LA first I think we could have argued as it was the ...