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wainting for the famous Funchal fireworks in the last day of the year

This is the last day of the year. In Funchal we have the famous fireworks at midnight. Because that the city and all island is full with tourists who came to see the beautifull fireworks in the the Funchal amphiteater. They came in airplanes and in cruise ships, like you can see in this photos. The last one show two ships positioned in one of the points where the fireworks will go to the sky. There are six cruise ships (Queen Victoria, Azura, AIDAsol, AIDAbella, Thomson Majesty and Boudicca) today in Funchal. All of them and more two, the Lobo Marinho ferry and the Ponta de São Louirenço tug, will do a horn concert, the "Madeira new year ships horns concert", at 19.15 hours. Will be a unic moment in Madeira island and in all world. I will try to record and tomorrow I show. One more words just to say that we whait two more cruise ships: Saga Saphire and MSC Divina.

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no comments in a different morning

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another cruise ship is going



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windows sequence in a public building

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sunset colors

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historic photo: a different christmas at sea



Today is christmas day. I put this photo beacause I find it and because it's different. I take this photo in 90's in Eurosun cruise ship window. It's the way that people o work on board, far from they family, can celebrate these days to stay at home with our family.
So, I dedicat this photo to all who work on board.

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constructions

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historic photo: old savoy balnearic area

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a long cat



Illusion. Yes, I wrote in this post title that's a long cat. But isn't. In reality there are my two cats: Pintas (behind)and Charlie.

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flowers inside Pestana Casino Park Hotel

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depart from Funchal port in a quiet sea like a mirror

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an yacht in land

Today it's a restaurant, but the owners said that's an ex-Bealtes yacht. This days, the service is not like when they open it the Vagrant restaurant. It's smaller and in future maybe will close to creat a new offer in all area.

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historic photo: Fábrica do Torreão



The Fábrica do Torreão was a sugar cane factory, the biggest in Madeira Island. But the prodution decreased and all stop.
And what could be an museum to preserve the history the autorities decide to destroy all the buildind to create a public garden where we only can see the old cheimney.

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a today view with two cruise ships in Funchal port


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two ships perspectivs



Two ships in Funchal harbour. On it's stop in Funchal port, and another is arriving "between" the Costa Cruises ship smoke.

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it's christmas time in Funchal city

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new flowers in Funchal city hall


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a new morning arrives in Madeira island capital

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The recovered The Ritz café in Funchal




   Some decades ago this was a café. For any reason close and became a car stand for Toyota. This representantion chance to a modern building outside the center. Then someone have the idea to put again The Ritz. It Wassup open some weeks ago and it's a fantastic place to drink a coffe and eat a delicious cake.

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an original door with with the old key


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sepeaking on board in Funchal port

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our cat Charlie today sleep in the crib

We did today our crib and all christmas decorative. And Charlie find there a confortable and hot place to sleep.

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a view near the floor in a Funchal road


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Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu




The Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu is a museum. A different museum with memories from João Carlos Abreu, the responsble for many years about Madeira tourism. The museum it's a memory about all he's life and have a restaurant. This is the entrance with a fantastic light.

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perspectives in Quinta Vigia

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clean the ship or testing a door in the tender

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Calçada portuguesa in Praça do Município




This is the traditional calçada portuguesa. In this photo the es can see shapes that give us ilusions. What you see and imagine?

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MSC Poesia shows Funchal city

One of these days, the italian cruise ship MSC Poesia left Funchal port. She goes slowly until east side of the Funchal amphiteather to shows the city and all of its beauty. Then reversed course and went west to America. It's a great gift to all passengers.

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the beauty of the colors

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Funchal night view

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Queen Mary 2, simply the best cruise ship

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the sunrise with Desertas islands behind

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a chimney in a pool

Ilusion. Yes, at a first sight the cheimney it's in the pool, but, in reality, belongs to Thomson Majesty cruise ship in Funchal port. And all this blue it's the outside pool from Pestana Casino Park, a 5 star hotel in Funchal designed by the famous brazilien architect Oscar Niemeyer.

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see the cruise ships with tranquility

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red between all that green trees and plants

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like a father and a son

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pause to sun in AIDAsol cruise ship

I take this photo this week, on monday. It's three crew members of AIDAsol cruise ship.

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the Queen Mary 2 left this beautiful city in Madeira island

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a "new" chinese Bazar do Povo

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night view in Arriaga avenue

This nihgt view in Arriaga avenue, the most central street in Funchal city. What you see in the right is a bank. The other ways is to derive and walk.

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Almas chapel

This a small chapel in Funchal city. Maybe the smallest in Madeira capital. This historic building in the rocks don't have much space inside. Pather just fits inside. The people stay outside. Normaly they don't celebrate nothing there. Only in special ocasions.

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a night view to "beco de s. sebastião"

This a small road in Funchal city. Near the cathedral. It's name is Beco (small road) de S. Sebastião. Is small and have not exit. During the day works a restaurant with stairs and tables in the space that we can see empty at night.

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door detail



I find this detail in an Funchal door. Not in an old door, but in an abandoned building.

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Charlie is sleeping

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Ventura a big ship left Funchal port in a summer day

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the cathedral and some roofs

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old roofs in Funchal city

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