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A visit to Portuguese Madeira

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a red and yellow flower with green leaves in the background on some steps near plants

A Canna Limbata Lily

an orange flower with green leaves in the background

An Hibiscus

orange and yellow flowers are blooming on the tree

The African tulip tree (AKA Flame of the Forest)

a small village nestled between two mountains

Natural Landmarks

Nuns' valley: the nuns fled here whenever Spanish pirates arrived at Madeira. It's almost inaccessible until they opened the valley up by road.

a path in the woods with lots of trees

Heather, part of a burnt-out forest

a close up of a green plant with leaves

Callistemon Sieberi

a large pink flower with green leaves in the background and sunlight shining on it's petals

Traditional Flower

African Origins

This traditional flower of South African origin (the King Protea) is an Artichoke.

a house with a thatched roof and red trim on the windows is surrounded by greenery

Traditional housing

fireworks are lit up in the night sky with people standing around looking at them and taking pictures

New Year Fireworks

The New Year fireworks in Madeira is one of the largest such displays in the world. What you see here is 1/20th of the full, simultaneous display. The ground rumbles.

an old building is seen through the narrow alleys in front of it, as well as a clock tower

A Portuguese mansion

some red flowers and green leaves in the sun

Bugs And Insects

Better Together

A fuschia bush called a Ladies Eardrop. Originally from Peru/Bolivia

the orange flowers are blooming on the plant

Stuffed Peppers

Orange Trumpet Vine

The Orange Trumpet Vine

an image of a pineapple tree in the forest

The object in the viewer is a metre-high. It's on a date palm

some very pretty blue plants in the dirt

Unidentified shrub

a large white building with black shutters and balconies on the top floor

Portuguese mansion house

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