Monte
Following the track of the old rack railway
Monte church
(Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.)
Flowers growing on the rooftops
start of the toboggan run
the famous carros de cesto, literally "basket cars", stacked up at the start of the run - this was evening
when the toboggans are working this place looks like this.
(Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.)
The sign at top right reads …
fare table for the toboggans - interestingly non-linear: 1 person - €20, 2 people - €25, 3 people €37.50
Further down the toboggan run with two drivers not in uniform
(See Hofi0006-29 for licence.)
Another tropical garden in a gorge
The charming but faded old town square at Monte
viaduct for the funicular railway.
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