Poulton le Fylde to Madeira
2022年3月5日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Finally after 2 years trapped in the UK we are finally escaping to warmer climates in search of some winter sunshine 🌞.
Check to ensure we have everything for the perfect holiday: Tickets 🎟 ,もっと詳しく
Up, Up and Away
2022年3月5日, ポルトガル ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
As the song goes in my beautiful machine...only this was a Boeing 737-800. Anyway it was a lovely smooth 3 hours plus flight ✈️ from Manchester to Funchal. Our suitcases must have been stored veryもっと詳しく
Sunday Afternoon
2022年3月6日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Usual turkey dinner for Sunday lunch 😂😂
Followed by a stroll around the grounds.
Day 1 - Check out the hotel
2022年3月6日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Day 1 - sun, sea and plenty of ..........relaxation 😇
Chilly start to the day so had breakfast inside not realising that some of the patio area was enclosed. Staff very friendly, no queues at theもっと詳しく
Still Hopped off
2022年3月7日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Monte is also famous for the Monte Basket Carts which in 1850 onwards was a new way of transporting wealthy people from Monte down to Funchal via a whicker basket on wooden skates covered by greasyもっと詳しく
Hopped back on
2022年3月7日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Back on the bus for the ride back into Funchal.
Hop on Hop Off
2022年3月7日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
....and see Funchal.
Walking into Funchal Old Town we decided to take a two day bus tour of Funchal and its surrounding area.
1st we did the red route to Camara de Lobos via Pico dos Barcelos Highもっと詳しく
Hop on Hop Off pt 2
2022年3月7日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
After lunch we hopped on the blue route upto Monte and the the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte which was established in 1565 and is the final resting place of Charles 1 of Austria.
Back on the bus
2022年3月8日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
After breakfast with a relaxing view of the deserted pool, we hopped back on the bus from Funchal to Camara de Lobos. Directly translated into English as Seal Sanctuary, although now all the monkもっと詳しく
Off the bus and back in Funchal
2022年3月8日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Back in Funchal we had a short stroll through the Santa Catalina Park that overlooks the marina before heading into the hustle and bustle of downtown Funchal. We briefly stopped at the Palace and Fortもっと詳しく
...and then
2022年3月8日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
...Jayne found the shops....
You can't beat a good market...
2022年3月8日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Markets abroad seem so much picturesque than back in the UK.
Nearing the end of the day..
2022年3月8日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Walking down Santa Maria Street and some of its painted doorways.
Finally, some 19,590 steps later a stop near the hotel for dinner and a surprise for Jayne on International Women's Day, a flowerもっと詳しく
No more hop on hop off
2022年3月9日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Lazy morning making the most of the sunshine before the forecast cloud sets in. So a couple of scenic photos from around the hotel before we had a leisurely stroll into Funchal via the Santa Catarinaもっと詳しく
Take to the sky
2022年3月9日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cable car trip up to Monte to see the Botanical Gardens
Take a second car.....
2022年3月9日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Change at Monte then take another cable car down to the Gardens themselves....
The Botanical Gardens
2022年3月9日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Wandering around the gardens.......
"Flying through the air......"
2022年3月9日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Then two cable cars to get back down again....
Back on Terra Firma
2022年3月9日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Time for a beer in the Marina ....... fortunately Jayne wore her selfie mask 😷 😄 😆
Stop off for dinner on the way home before Funchal lights up at night.
Overcast in Funchal
2022年3月10日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Bit of a non day this morning due to the overcast and cool weather conditions. Fortunately we are going out for afternoon tea this afternoon so after a slow lazy breakfast, a stressful check in forもっと詳しく
Afternoon Tea
2022年3月10日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
All scrubbed up with somewhere to go.
Reids Hotel another 5* favourite of Winston Churchill.
The Food
2022年3月10日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Afternoon Tea
The full works for Jayne including champagne 🍾
For me a diabetic sugar free version.
Both equally as tasty 😋
The Cocktail Bar
2022年3月10日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A most agreeable afternoon and a 5 star luxury experience with no limits to the amount of sandwiches or tea to be consumed.......
Catch of the Day 🐟
2022年3月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cloudy day today so another of what we thought was a lazy breakfast before a stroll into Funchal.
Jayne still managed to stop for a brief gossip catch up with a few of the locals on the way intoもっと詳しく
Something fishy going on.....
2022年3月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Walking around the fish market. If you ask me the fish would look far nicer wrapped in batter and surrounded by chips 🍟 🍟🍟🍽