mattvdp

Madeira

Posted by mattvdp | 27th June 2003

Just some quick notes for now because we are paying for internet access. You'll have to forgive my poor grammar and spelling, the spell checker is checking my Portuguese and the keyboard has a couple of extra keys (like this: ç!).

After 40 hours of travel (I'm not sure why I didn't think of that when I booked everything!), we arrived Funchal, Madeira, Portugal yesterday evening (where is Madeira?). Part of the the runway is built on stilts out into the ocean, where as the other half is cut into the mountain side. The pilot got a round of applause on landing (well deserved I might add!). Despite some problems finding a bus to Funchal (we ended up paying for a cab), we finally got to the hotel, found some Euros and checked in.

This morning after a much needed nights sleep we took a walk around Funchal, after practicing our Por

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