After a pleasant and restful day at sea, we arrived at a new place for us. Funchal is the capital city of the Madeira Islands, just north of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic west of Morocco.
The days are getting shorter -- it's still dark as we approach the town. Everything looks better at night.
A shuttle bus was available for "mobility impaired" so we took the pleasant 20-minute walk into town. Apparently access was controlled through this gate.
Moving from painters to players, Funchal's most famous son is Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best soccer players of his time. Several waiters in the buffet were eager to visit the CR7 museum just across the harbor from our docked ship. I told them it was a one-kilometer walk or 200 meter swim to the museum.
In a world of motorbikes, this is a limousine
This hotel is ....
Street art made from artificial vegetables.
The cathedral
Ceiling of the cathedral
Yet another church at the town square
Town hall
A captive river runs through the town
Many building walls are decorated with Portuguese tiles
Although not mobility impaired, we took a taxi from the town to the pier. The last kilometer from CR7 to the ship was without any shade. Later that afternoon, here's what the place looks like in daylight.
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