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Every Rear View Mirror Looks Like This I walked down a narrow street with maybe 20-30 cars parked on one side. I checked and every rear view mirror had been hit at least once. CLICK HERE - to see what the narrow streets are like. CLICK HERE - to see more. - holey-mustard
Holey Mustard Can't think of a logical reason for this hole. - what-do-you-do-with-a-5-foot-candle
What Do You Do With A 5 Foot Candle - ceramic-tile-church-wall
Ceramic Tile Church Wall - 2nd-floor-parachute-platform
2nd Floor Parachute Platform I'm thinking this wouldn't meet code in the US. - meal-cooked-in-hot-springs (2)
Meal Cooked In Hot Springs The 2 ladies at the far end are from MA. The man and woman across from Debby are from continental Portugal and were there on holiday. Paolo, our guide, is on the end. - meal-cooked-in-hot-springs
Meal Cooked In Hot Springs It is very much like a New England boiled dinner. - okay-flora
Okay Flora - gorreana-tea-plantation
Gorreana Tea Plantation These are the tea plants of Europe's only tea plantation. You can't see it from this prospective but you can walk between these rows. Click for Drone Video - found online which shows the size of this plantation. - tea-milling-machines
Tea Milling Machines Much of the equipment used here has been here since the beginning. These machines are run with a flat belt pulley system. CLICK HERE - to see them in action. - more-hydrangeas
More Hydrangeas - hydrangea
Hydrangea - hydrangea (2)
Hydrangea - sub-tropical-growth-2
Sub-Tropical Growth 2 - sub-tropical-growth
Sub-Tropical Growth - drama
Drama - garden-pond-with-koi-fish
Garden Pond With Koi Fish - purdy-nice-orchid
Purdy Nice Orchid - thermal-tank
Thermal Tank This pool is about 125' x 225' and is about 104F. - part-of-terra-nostra-garden
Part of Terra Nostra Garden - river-flowers
River Flowers - elephant-ear-plants
Elephant Ear Plants - ancient-tree
Ancient Tree Near the entrance to the Terra Nostra Garden in Furnas is this tree. - ceramic-tile-street-signs
Ceramic Tile Street Signs - carbonated-mineral-water
Carbonated Mineral Water This is mineral water that is naturally carbonated. - here-come-the-cooks
Here Come The Cooks Local restaurants use these hot springs to cook food. CLICK HERE - to see them retrieve the food from these slow cookers. - bubbling-hot-springs
Bubbling Hot Springs CLICK HERE - to see the springs. - deans-breakfast
Deans Breakfast You won't find many free range, orange-yoked eggs in Maine. - debbys-breakfast
Debbys Breakfast CLICK HERE - to see the buffet. - starting-to-bloom
Starting To Bloom We were a few weeks early for the garden outside the tea company but some flowers were starting to bloom. - in-the-tea-plantation-garden
In the Tea Plantation Garden - tea-drum-sorter
Tea Drum Sorter Oranges were a huge industry on the island until blight struck in the mid 1800s. At that time a number of other crops were tried to replace the orange industry and tea was one of these. It turned out that conditions were perfect for growing tea and in 1883 the Chá Gorreana Tea Company was born. It grows black and green teas and produces about 44 tons annually. - 9-passenger-van-with-room-for-luggage
9-Passenger Van With Room For Luggage This is sort of the standard tourist transporter. - dog-on-precipice-edge
Dog On Precipice Edge This dog belonged to a local vendor selling goods in the parking lot of this overlook. He could not be petted by strangers. If you approached him he would move. - okay-views
Okay Views The island has several overlooks. This was a nice one. - walking-down-the-sidewalk
Walking Down The Sidewalk - relaxation-after-a-long-day
Relaxation After A Long Day The water bottles in the hotel were these rectangular glass bottles which were way more classy than a plastic Poland Springs. - street-sweeping-with-unique-broom
Street Sweeping With Unique Broom Living on an island necessitates the occasional creative solution. This one works. - downtown-restaurant
Downtown Restaurant At lunch time we decided to eat locally and this was the restaurant we chose. They looked like they could use the business and we were hungry. - debby-ate-squid
Debby Ate Squid Debby had baby squid which were served in a cream sauce. Both of our meals were very good. Those are potatoes and shrimp in the middle. - boiled-dinner
Boiled Dinner I had tuna steak and the veggies from a New England boiled dinner. - lunch-downtown
Lunch Downtown Each meal is served with farmer's cheese and bread, - church-of-santssimo-salvador
Church of Santíssimo Salvador The construction of the Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo began in 1568. The last of the exterior work was completed around 1618. - limestone-street-repair
Limestone Street Repair A man was doing repair work and this is what his wheelbarrow looked like. - visiting-with-vasco-da-gama
Visiting With Vasco da Gama Angra was presented with this statue of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 2016. It was commissioned and gifted by Vitor Baptista, a Portuguese immigrant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who was born in Terceira. - out-for-a-stroll
Out For A Stroll In search of rest rooms we ended up high above a rare Azorean beach in Angra which is seen in the next photo. - angra-beach
Angra Beach There weren't a lot of sunbathers on this day. - taking-a-break
Taking a break We strolled about Angra and had a break at this fresh-air restaurant. - hotel-caracol
Hotel Caracol The hotel is located in Angra do Heroismo, one of the three Azorean capital cities which is located on the southern shore. Angra, as it is commonly called, has been the center of a number of historical events since its founding in 1478. It was once Portugal's capital. - limestone-and-basalt-surface-material
Limestone And Basalt Surface Material The black and white paving designs seen all over the island are created piece by piece and laid by hand as seen in the next photo. The basalt which we would call lava is locally sourced but the limestone needs to be imported.