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Madeira - 2009 Apr 20 - May 4

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Monte
Following the track of the old rack railway
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Donkey
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View to Funchal marina
Monte church
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(Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.)
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Flowers growing on the rooftops
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Roger as one of the penitents who climb up the 74 steps on their knees
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte. More Senhoras
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start of the toboggan run
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the famous carros de cesto, literally "basket cars", stacked up at the start of the run - this was evening
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note: wooden runners
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when the toboggans are working this place looks like this. (Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.) The sign at top right reads …
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fare table for the toboggans - interestingly non-linear: 1 person - €20, 2 people - €25, 3 people €37.50
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Further down the toboggan run with two drivers not in uniform (See Hofi0006-29 for licence.)
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Another tropical garden in a gorge
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The charming but faded old town square at Monte
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viaduct for the funicular railway.
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One of these postcards from 1935 but probably older images.

Terreiro da Luta
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Nossa Senhora da Paz. More Senhoras
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Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Paz
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Hydrangea growing wild
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