A view of the 25 de Abril Bridge (25th of April Bridge). It was only two months since we were last in Lisbon so we decided on a trip around the southern hills of the city
The statue of Christ the King on the opposite bank of the River Tagus overlooking Lisbon.
the town square in Setubal, a town around 30miles south of Lisbon. A very pretty place to stop and wander around.
Setubal fruit and vegetable market. It was good to be on land again after two days at sea, and another one when we leave Lisbon
We were at sea for a day after we left Lisbon to reach Lanzarotte. We went to visit a couple of the vinyards. This one cultivates some of its vines in the traditional way with wind breaks and water holes by each plant.
This vine was said to be arund 100 years old !
the last vinyard we visited had this sculpture in praise of the peasant farmer
Onto Teneriffe now; at the Botanical garden
Some superb specimins
Next our cofffee break in the gardens of the Hotel Tigaiga
delightful surroundings !
OUr next stop was the Palmetum, built on the site of a former land fill site in Santa Cruz and clsoe to the harbour.
A view of the roof of the Auditorio de Tenerife takne from the Palmetum
On Madeira now, outside the English church in Funchal
inside the English Church, and what a lovely building
we found these dances in the main street
and finally our first visit to El Ferrol, a naval dockyard toewn, not unlike Portsmouth
lucky they like (English) tourists
in 18th adn 19 centuries the cannons were kept here while the ships were under repair
we fund some inmtersting architecture in some of the older streets
A statue representing the Inquisition and later the teams that carry the statues during Holy Week processions
the naval harbour taken from the promenade deck of our ship
looking the other way from the last picture. Tne hosues were really quite pretty
we were serenaded as departure time approached
It was the maiden call of the M/S Balmoral into El Ferrol
