Funchal, Madeira, our last port of call

There was one sea day in between 

our last port Cadiz, Spain and

Portuguese port of Funchal, Madeira

where we docked early this morning.

Sunrise from our balcony was beautiful.

View of Funchal from the ship

It is about half an hour walk 

from the ship to town centre.

And there were complimentary 

shuttle buses running every 30 minutes as well.

We knew there is a local market near

cable car station to the top of mountain.

Fish monger with big knife in the market.

Madeira is famous for it's dessert wine and cake 

as well as abundant of beautiful flowers.

Popular port for cruise liners

before or after Atlantic cross

as this port would be the first stop

from America to Europe.

A narrow alley with full of local seafood restaurants.

Love the perfume of Freesia

Authentic and delicious

Portuguese Tarts and Cafe Latte,

we always have these 

whenever we are in this port.

I found this lovely garden set near the casino

as I walked up to a hillside.

Sometimes, it is nice to be lost

to find something new in foreign country.

Casino?

Pass.

I don't gamble...^^

Ronaldo was born here.

World's one of the biggest sports star.

There will be 7 sea days 

after this port

before

we reach our final destination,

Fort Lauderdale where

this Grand World Voyage

comes to an end.

Cadiz is worth visiting even if not for Seville

It took two days to arrived in Cadiz

 includes one sea day

since Barcelona, the capital of Catalunya.

We are now in Andalucia, Spain.

This small but charming port city

has been gateway to wonderful 

Seville for cruise liners.

For us, it became our pit stop for shopping

over the years of revisit.

We love unusual and nice Spanish

 designed shirts, jackets and shoes.

Especially it's affordable price

to compare to Sydney's.

We got off the ship with American friends 

Bob and Ron from Florida

and spent a nice day together.

Town centre is reachable in 

a quarter of an hour walk from the ship.

Grand cathedral in town centre

There was one thing that 

we have overlooked so far.

There is a local fresh market in town centre.

Maybe, we have been too busy for

 shopping whenever we were here... ^^;;

We also learned that we could buy fresh seafood

in the market and take them to the restaurant nearby

so that they could cook for us.

With small amount of charge

so long as we buy their drink.

Guess what!

That is exactly what we did today

 includes these mouth-watering dish

with garlic stir fried eggplant and zucchini.

 Calamari...

So fresh, crispy and yummy

Of course, we had very nice Sangria 

with these giant shrimps, too!

City hall building

Well, at the end of the day,

we all were very satisfied with

today's lunch 

and bagful of shopping stuff.

^^