The Museu Quinta das Cruzes it's one the Funchal museum that you need to visit. I make this photo outside because I liked this light.
The portuguese cruise ship Funchal has the name of Funchal city, and she has that name just because the Madeira island capital name. I made this photo in the first jnauary, when she returns to her city after changing the owner, has been completely refurbished and get back in the original colors.
These roofs are lined up on top of buildings that are very close to the town pier, and on the other side of Avenida Zarco, next to the Palácio de São Lourenço
A door detail in Casa Museu Frederico de Freitas, a fantastic museum in Funchal city to visit, in an old "quinta" da Madeira.
This is an interesting mannequin in a shop window with buttons to ornament. I find this in a store in Rua dos Ferreiros in the city center where they do repairs to clothing.
A Funchal view from my house. You can see first Santa Clara Convent. After some museums, different houses and buildings and the cruise ship Oriana in Funchal port
This old hand doorbell closes the three different one that I photographed in this days. This one is located in Rua dos Ferreiros and belongs to the door thar you can see in this post
Combination of modern buildings, near the Rotunda do Infante, in a city with over 500 years of history
Two ways with two different mariners units that belongs to two different times but sharing the present. Left, we have the nau Santa Maria, a reply from the Santa Maria of Chistopher Columbus. And, in the opposite side, we have an windsurfing board. Both navigate puffed up by the wind
I like the colors of this photo where you can see a fantastic morning light with the ferry Lobo Marinho in one more trip to Porto Santo island, what she do every day. In this month she was in the year maintenance in Caniçal port, east Madeira island
This is another doorbell model. I find it in Rua dos Ferreiros in the door that I put in the second photo
A fantastic departure from Funchal port of the MSC Armnoia cruise ship that is passing the Madeira island regularly. There is some wind but the maneuver was doing giving tight ship adorn as you can see on the picture
The holes of Regina are back. Born in the 40s, was out of the market for over 20 years.
In return, 50 wooden replicas, with the same shape, size and color of yore were released. First available in stores "A Vida Portuguesa" and specialty stores. And now widened to the traditional trade and are made with lighter materials.
The operation is the same. Each machine has a removable pack with 140 holes he liberates colored balls, with seven colors available, giving right to earn a different color depending on the chocolate. And who are lucky you can win a box of assorted filled chocolates.
The sun is playing hide and seek in a beautiful December morning. The main tower that you can see is from Funchal cathedral, building in the fisrt quarter of the XVI century.
I find this doorbell in Rua dos Netos, wich is near the Funchal city center. That´s an old building where I think no one lives there.
Aurora cruise ship departure from Funchal port with many people outside in several decks in the stern, enjoying that fantastic sun in a beautiful evening.
This is a new activity in this central city Funchal road - Rua das Pretas. In all saturdays who wants can seel in the street.
This is a crib that I phographed in Santa Clara church. It consists of few parts, but they have a considerable size. So the crib can be seen from any point of the church that is integrated in the Santa Clara Convent, much visited by tourists every day.