A quick walk down to the Blandys shop to stock up on madeira to bring home. They have a great scheme where you buy the wine in the shop, but you then pick it up in the Blandys branch at the airport, which is after all the security stuff so you can carry it in your carry-on bags. Brilliant!
A look around the cathedral which is in the usual heavily decorated Hispanic style, but with a beautiful mudejar style roof, and then to the wonderful central funchal market.
This afternoon the weather came over with heavy cloud, but still warm and no rain.Read more
I remember the market in Funchal so well and Blandy’s but not the well organised transport to the airport!!! [Eve]
I remember the market in Funchal so well and Blandy’s but not the well organised transport to the airport!!! [Eve]