Day 3 - Saturday, February 17, 2024 - Funchal
No excursions today so we slept in a little and went down to breakfast at 8:30. The buffet was excellent. They had everything you could want for breakfast. Then we headed out to explore some more. We walked down the hill, turned left and continued to explore Funchal. We returned to our gelato shop for some of their tasty pastries. Then we made our way right which took us to the Lido and a lovely walk along the water. We found another gelato shop and saw the area where ships of old would dock to restock and get fuel. The views have been amazing and the weather sunny and in the 70's. We came back to the hotel to get ready to go to the typical dinner which was included in the tour. The van picked us up at the hotel and took us to a large restaurant where we had vegetable soup, polenta, fries, salad, espetadas (skewers of meat - beef) and ice cream and all the Portuguese wine you could drink. The skewers were hung from hooks above the table.. There also was a strong after dinner drink which reminded me of our dinner in Budapest. Then we were treated to songs and dances which recounted the history of Madiera. It was a nice evening. Back to the hotel at 10:00. We have a busy day tomorrow.
Views of Madiera
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| The flowers and greenery were beautiful |
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| Enjoying some pastries |
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| Visiting the Lido |
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| Lots of people ready to swim |
Views of where the ships used to refuel
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| Is that a pirate ship? |
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| Enjoying a traditional dinner |
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| What's better than meat on a skewer - espetadas |
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| The people also performed traditional dances and songs |
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