{"id":14261,"date":"2025-11-20T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14261"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:47:11","slug":"market-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14261","title":{"rendered":"Market day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve had some very good food here in Funchal, and last night\u2019s meal of fillet steak and turkey in Cafe de Paris sauce was no exception. We finished off with fried bananas and ice cream,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back at the hotel we can see a big cruise ship departing. A handy app identifies it as the Mein Schiff Relax. This is good news as it means the town will be relatively quiet tomorrow, at least until the next one arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This morning we therefore headed into town. Funchal offers good shopping opportunities, and there\u2019s an indoor market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s a lot of fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We can tell from the multilingual patter of the stall holders that tourists are an important part of the customer base. Downstairs is the fish hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fish being prepared are Black Scabbardfish. You can find this fish on practically every menu on the island. Val had Scabbardfish for her dinner a few nights ago, and it was delicious. Some 3000 tons of it are landed annually in Madeira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the shops are very quaint. This one sells confectionery, and still has the old Avery scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And that just about wraps up our week in Madeira. The people have been as warm as the weather, prices are low and quality is high. We’d happily return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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