Month: May 2010
Children and musicians enjoying celebrating the 50 years of botanical gardens.
That’s the last of the photos that I have been sent. Thanks to everyone for sending them in over … Read more
North Coast at Ribeira da Janela
From Tobi : "KLM did a Flash Mob dance at Lisbon Airport last month, well worth a watch …"
From Becky :
"… sending … Read more
The now defunct cable car to the ghost village near Achadas da Cruz
Everything else from Paul and Elaine :
"Tourada a Corda" (Running of the Bulls) in the Azores … Read more
Paul sent in the following : "Let’s discover Portuguese cinema this week … including images … including the oldest film director in the world …
Cronenberg … Read more
Making of the campaign video, ‘Madeira, as beautiful as ever’.
E.U. Signals Big Shift on Genetically Modified Crops. Despite that far-flung status, Madeira catapulted into the center … Read more
Ash travel disruption continues. BBC website reports:
image caption : Machico town in Madeira with Funchal International Airport in the background.
"UK air passengers could face further disruption from a … Read more
"They come and go. Madeira is the stuff they dream of"
The following are from Paul :
Angola’s relationship with Portugal. Paul Ames of the Global Post writes:
“In … Read more
Bits and pieces from Paul :
Club Med: why Spanish and Portuguese debt is getting downgraded while Britain is not. From ‘Stephanomics’ – the blog of the … Read more
Holland America line leaving Funchal
The following articles / snippets are from Paul :
Programa Semana do Concelho 2010
96º ANIVERSÁRIO
RIBEIRA BRAVA
6 de Maio – Dia do Concelho… Read more
Madeira flower festival April 2010
These contributions are from Paul:
The Eurovision Song Contest: 10 best songs ever submitted by Portugal?
"In my opinion, these are the 10 best songs … Read more
From Pete :
Here a link that may help you on Portugal info for your blog. I am not sure if suitable, let you decide PRESIDENCY WEBSITE … Read more