traditional house of Santana
Bolo do Caco - traditional garlic bread
and further in the direction of Pico do Arieiro
along Pico das Torres. Notice the people in the lower right for size comparison
Pohutukawa - New Zealand's Christmas Tree - on Madeira near Faial
artificial swimming pool at Faial
turning point of Levada do Rei.
image shamelessly copied from our friends Falk & Krissi (who were one of the inspirations to go to Madeira)
Ponta de São Lourenço. The only low-lying-part of Madeira that is not lush green.
north coast from Ponta de São Lourenço
our holiday apartment in Santana. As usual we never turned on the TV.
one of the dogs from the appartment :-)
Rua de Santa Maria in Funchal
Rua de Santa Maria in Funchal
typical small tunnel on Levada tracks
moody Levada do Caldeirão Verde early in the morning
Levada do Caldeirão Verde
Levada do Caldeirão Verde
we were in the middle of nowhere when all of a sudden this cat appeared
one of the longer tunnels of Levada do Caldeirão Verde; the white dot in the middle is the other end! Headlamps are a must-have on Levada hikes :-)
small Verena, high Waterfall
Levada do Caldeirão Verde
old swimming pool in Porto Moniz
infinity pool with the rough sea in the back
at our Quinta in Estraito da Calheta
south coast with lots of banana trees
Levada de Nova near Lombada. This newly constructed one was not as nice as the traditional ones.
Levada das 25 Fontes - we only counted 23 waterfalls ;-)
Verena being a very good photo assistant again by clearing the view...
... making this image possible
on the way to Pico Grande
clouds pushing from the north over Encumeada pass
street art in Câmara de Lobos...
...made of plastic bottles
street art out of bottle labels
the only straight road on Madeira on the plateau of Paul da Serra
always a very rough sea in the north of Madeira
time-lapse of the clouds rolling over Encumeada pass. Professional fixing of the phone with first-aid-tape.
one Pasteis de Nata and 2 Espressi for 2 Euros
beginning of the runway of Madeira Airport...
...which was extended with a very impressive and complex construction in 2000
flying back home. This might have been our last flight with Airberlin. We have many great memories with them and are sad to see them go.