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One last shot

A last shot of the view from the bus

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Sick

There was a higher viewpoint at Eira do Serrado but, unfortunately, we had been feeling sick for a couple of days. Climbing up stairs to get to the next level would usually be something we would power through on a vacation like this but between the cold temps and the coughing and wheezing, we had seen enough of the view for the day.

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Pretty!

The flowers were too pretty not to take a picture.

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Pretty kitty!

This cat had it made! The gift shop sold food. You can see he's very well fed.

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Valley of the Nuns Panoramic

The building on the right is a hotel overlooking the valley.

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Isolated

The village is very isolated and lives mainly on what it grows. They're supposed to have very good chestnuts and have an annual Chestnut Festival.

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Valley of the Nuns

In 1566 the nuns from the Santa Clara convent fled from pirates attacking Funchal and found seclusion here where they also brought the convent treasure.

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Up the path

We headed up the path toward the viewpoint overlooking the Valley of the Nuns.

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Eira do Serrado

We drove up to an altitude of 1094 feet. The view was beautiful. This was just from the parking lot!

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