Old steps
Very shallow, old steps.
Gizelle
Our tour guide, Gizelle, was hilarious! She made everyone be quiet on the bus, like she was our mom. If anyone was talking, she stopped giving the tour and said if we'd rather talk then she'll be quiet. Best tour guide ever!
Toboggan, cable car or church
There were many paths from this market. You could go across to the cable cars, over to the wicker toboggans or up to the church. We were going up!
Ginger losenges
Some of the people on our tour, including Bill and I, were sick. Our guide recommended ginger candies they were selling on one of the tables, they were good for sore throats. We bought some. They really helped! We ate them for the next several days.
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Shopping
A little Christmas shopping!
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Cristiano
We didn't know anything about Madeira except people on the ship told us that soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was born here. One of the things to buy, besides the wine, was his jersey.
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Madeira
Our stop today is Funchal Madeira, Portugal.
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Day 9
Funchal Madeira! Our tour took us to Camara de Lobos, a small fishing village made famous by Winston Churchill and then we were off to Cabo Girao, the highest sea cliff in Europe and the second highest in the world.