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Madeira - 2009 Apr 20 - May 4

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Monte
2009-04-27 18:39:24 Fr:095143 Sq:27183924
Roger as one of the penitents who climb up the 74 steps on their knees
2009-04-27 18:39:34 Fr:095366 Sq:27183934
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte. More Senhoras
2009-04-27 18:44:45 Fr:095370 Sq:27184445
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start of the toboggan run
2009-04-27 18:42:20 Fr:095369 Sq:27184600
the famous carros de cesto, literally "basket cars", stacked up at the start of the run - this was evening
2009-04-27 18:47:03 Fr:095373 Sq:27184703
2009-04-27 18:47:41 Fr:095374 Sq:27184710
note: wooden runners
1990-01-01 04:00:00 Fr:65706461 Sq:27184720
when the toboggans are working this place looks like this. (Image ripped off from somewhere on the web.) The sign at top right reads …
2009-04-27 18:46:21 Fr:095372 Sq:27184730
fare table for the toboggans - interestingly non-linear: 1 person - €20, 2 people - €25, 3 people €37.50
2005-02-02 13:40:47 Fr:hofi6-29 Sq:271848
Further down the toboggan run with two drivers not in uniform (See Hofi0006-29 for licence.)
2009-04-27 18:50:29 Fr:095375 Sq:27185029
Another tropical garden in a gorge
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The charming but faded old town square at Monte
2009-04-27 18:57:28 Fr:095379 Sq:27185728
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viaduct for the funicular railway.
1935-01-01 00:00:00 Fr:historic-1souvenir10-pic Sq:271905
One of these postcards from 1935 but probably older images.

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