Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Report #109 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal April 18, 2017 Tuesday Partly cloudy & 73 degrees Part #2 Of 4 87 Pictures

Our walk continued…..

 

A souvenir kiosk

 

Beginning or end of the ride  11 euro one way, 16 euro round trip

 

A nice ride to Monte

 

Very old tree

 

Wall art

 

These are front doors

 

Angel door

 

Second angel door

 

Like these table tops

 

Artists studios

 

Another door that is opened

 

Water fountain in a cafe

 

Mercado dos Lavrodores (Farmers Market)

 

Flowers, crafts, veggies and fruit……fish too

 

A very busy market in Funchal

 

Portuguese tiles

 

Two cafes outside the market

 

The entrance

 

Typical Portuguese tile

 

Tells a story from the 1800's

 

Locally-grown flowers

 

All for sale

 

Proteas grow here

 

Bird of paradise

 

Flower vendor

 

This is the least crowded we have ever seen it

 

Funchal treasures

 

Lower level shopping

 

Tuna painting with butcher (look at that cleaver)

 

Tuna for real

 

Black scabbard fish

 

Marbled moray eel – up to 31 inches long

 

A real one

 

Tuna and eel

 

Fresh fish of the day

 

Some tuna are quite large

 

Red tuna

 

Smaller fish

 

Plentiful

 

Back scabbard fish

 

 

Look at  those teeth

 

More red tuna

 

Also plentiful

 

Expensive

 

 

Smaller varieties

 

Scaling the fish

 

What big eyes you have

 

No bones here

 

Different types of fish

 

Pink fish

 

Lots of fish

 

Could be snapper

 

Busy market

 

Fish cleaning area

 

The final product comes out to the tables

 

Like this much better, smells better too

 

Little bananas are the best

 

Upstairs dining in the market

 

Patio flowers

 

Views from the patio

 

Apartment garden

 

Fruit and nuts

 

These are the fruit of the philodendron

 

Dried peppers

 

View from the patio

 

Fresh produce

 

Protea flowers

 

Assorted fruit

 

Garlic, peppers, and fresh fruit

 

Handing out samples

 

The green basket contains noni fruit

 

Embroidered linens

 

Many plants for sale

 

Some fruit is not grown in our part of the world

 

Not sure what the little red ones are?  Not cherry tomatoes

 

Embroidered linens

 

Modern shopping

 

Heading towards the main shopping street

 

Madeira fabric

 

Love the sidewalk designs

 

Like this ice cream cone better

 

An icon of Funchal

 

Historic streets

 

A Casa

 

A plaza

 

Church undergoing restorations

 

More fruit