November 10 brings us to Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Madeira is best known for it's Madeira wine and for embroidery work. Since I am not a fan of fortified wine (yuck!), I did not taste or buy the wine. While the embroidery work was lovely, I was not in the market for tableclothes, dishcloths or traditional folk costumes. I did however find some wonderful shops specializing the purses and wallets which were made in Portugal. It is sad, but even in Europe you have to make sure what you are buying was not made in China...

An intersection near the harbor. This cathedral was beautiful inside (but much simplier than the ones in Spain).

A street scene in an older part of town (away from the tourist area).