Bird of Paradise....

otherwise known as Crane Flower or by it's formal title Strelitzia reginae. Lot's of these all over Madeira and coincidentally is the official flower of my favourite city - Los Angeles!!!

We had a great morning waking around Funchal and enjoyed a lovely lunch at the marina, it was so hot though that we decided to go back to the hotel and spend the afternoon by the pool - or in my case - in it