Exploring the beautiful Old Lyon area alone
We spend a couple days in Lyon at the outskirts of the beautiful Old Town exploring it thoroughly and walking through traboules
Paris to Lyon hotel via the TGV and on foot
After a night in Paris we take for the first time a high speed train to Lyon before using a tram to go to the train station and then walking to our hotel
Beautiful views from Cristo Rei statue before leaving Madeira
Our last visit in Madeira is to the Cristo Rei statue on the way of the airport enjoying the great views for one last time before leaving towards Paris
Ruined Saint George Fort beach
We end the exploration of the north coast with a visit to the ruined Saint George Fort and the nearby beach before returning to Funchal for dinner
The exciting Levada do Rei
Our only levada hike during our short visit is Levada do Rei a beautiful but busy trail good for nice views and all Madeira endemic birds
Santana traditional houses
On the way to a levada trail we stop in Santana to find and explore the traditional houses before moving on
Looking at night for Zino Petrels
We spend the evening into the night looking for Zino Petrels in the highest mountains of Madeira at their nesting grounds
Wine and churches of Funchal
Late afternoon we go into downtown Funchal exploring the beautiful churches and wineries before finding a dinner place and returning to the AirBnB
Looking for rare pelagic birds near Madeira
The first birding trip today is looking for pelagic birds and sea mammals but we are successful only with birds on the two hour trip
Machico, the beach town
Today is a day of birding starting in Machico but then we stay afterwards and explore the town and use the beautiful beaches