Saturday, December 22, 2007

Madeira (Monte Palace & Tropical Botanical Gardens)






















This garden is one of the most amazing places I have ever visited. It was a 10 minute cable car ride up the "monte" from Funchal town and set in a huge valley-like amount of land, it is filled with lush greenery from all over the world and a mixture of Japanese style gardens, orchid houses, carp ponds and lakes, and various classical style ponds and waterfalls and lawns complete with mosaic walls showing Madeira's history.

The photos I have taken don't really do it justice. It was a gorgeous, peaceful experience, the highlight of the trip for me.

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