Christmas 2016 and New Year 2017

Canaries, Madeira and Lisbon
Carols from the Bournemouth Symphony Choir gingerbread houses for Christmas displays the captain makes his welcome aboard speech Looking across the bay at Vigo, the monumnet recalls the loss of treasure galleons in 1702
christmas visitors the fort of Mazagan in the Morroccan town of El Jadida water sistern below the fortress part of the souk
back in Casablanca - the Hassan II mosque La Palma street scenes an interesting courtyard in La Palma In Tenerife we took the open top bus - these are a few sites along the way, this is the central gardens
Tenerife 20161229-5448 street art outside the market place In Tenerife as we walked back to the ship Garn Canria today !  street scenes fromt eh open top bus
a panarama over the bay area the cathedral the winds were too high for us to land at Madeira but we were able to watch the new year fireworks Madeira 20161231-5569
Madeira 20161231-5572 Madeira 20161231-5574 Lisbon - our final port of call (and very chilly).  Another open top bus, these are assorted street views Lisbon 20170102-5609
Lisbon 20170102-5610 the bull ring Lisbon 20170102-5626 looking down across the Edward VII park towrds the River Tagus
monument to King Henry the Navigator