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Staining, day 1

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Feb 27, 2015

Master bedroom. "Light oak."

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Fun in Funchal, 4

Today we toured the most magnificent garden of the week, the Monte Palace Garden. There was a Portugese mining magnate, didn't catch his name, who made his fortune in South Africa and Brazil. This is what he did with a chunk of his money. There is a series

Nov 26, 2024 3 min read

Fun in Funchal, 3

The Travel Deparment offered a half-day tour today of two small gardens, which I decided to skip in favour of a levada walk. We started in Quiemadas park, where this house features. First thing I saw on the 13 kilometre hike was a Brazilian spider flower. The levadas are man-made

Nov 25, 2024 3 min read

Fun in Funchal, 2

Today we drove up to the third highest peak in Madeira, got out of the bus and walked the last 100 metres. The thing was, we were in thick cloud, so we saw nothing. But at least I hadn't spent 4 or 5 hours hiking up to the

Nov 24, 2024 2 min read

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