Saturday, December 22, 2007

From the gardens of La Quinta de las Cruces (Madeira)

La Quinta de las Cruces was a grand old house near our hotel. We couldn't get in to see the house, but the gardens were open.

Madeira's parks and gardens are lush and tropical, even though the climate stays fairly temperate all year round, temperatures ranging from about 19C - 29C from winter to summer.

The day we visited this garden, it was overcast, but somehow that didn't matter. In fact, it made the air feel fresher and lighter.

The last 5 photos at the bottom of this post are of an amazing tree that was growing everywhere. The flowers resemble oversized courgette flowers and they have the most beautiful delicate scent.









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