[:en]I loved reading recently a book that portrays the visit of a British tourist with her husband to Madeira in 1853. José Henrique de Franca, her husband, 51years old, was born in Covent Garden, London and was a descendant of a Madeiran emigrant. Isabella de Franca, the writer, 58 years old, came to Madeira to visit the land of her father in-law, throughout a honeymoon of adventures that made her share by written and trough her own paintings such inspiration. Their stay in Madeira lasted about one year and the journey that was made by boat, the Eclipse, departured from London and lasted about 15 days. They were staying in a hotel in Rua da Carreira, at the time one of the main streets of Funchal, where there used to be several hotels, including this one, in front of the English Church, run by Jacinto de Freitas. She talks about trips to: Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro Quinta Calaca (Clube Naval do Funchal) English Church Quinta do Monte Quinta da Achada in Camacha Caniço “Quinta da … Continue reading [:en]Curiosities about Madeira, in 1853[:pt]Curiosidades de uma viagem à Madeira, em 1853[:]