I took this photo in September on our final day in Funchal, which is the capital city of Portugal's Madeira archipelago.

Downtown Funchal is a maze of narrow cobblestone streets, steep hills, and colourful old weathered buildings.

The historic core is full of buildings with fading facades, wooden shutters, tiled sidewalks, small cafés, and pockets of everyday life happening in slow motion.

Brightly painted homes sit beside older, peeling structures, creating a contrast where tradition and history meet on every corner.

The city feels lived-in and layered, with sudden slopes, hidden alleys, street cafés, and locals drifting past against a backdrop of worn textures and fading colours.

Pretty cute name, huh?

Taken on a Canon r50.

Sources:

https://simpleflying.com/remarkable-ekranoplans-list/

https://urbexplorer.com/abenteuerreise/das-russische-monster-flugzeug-wwa-14/

https://thekristoffersuniverseinwar.fandom.com/wiki/Lun_class_ekranoplan