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A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital, Funchal, offers tourists on the island something different in (...)
A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital, Funchal, offers tourists on the island something different in (...)

A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital, Funchal, offers tourists on the island something different in (...)

Date7/5/1975
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  • A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital, Funchal, offers tourists on the island something different in (...)
  • A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital; Funchal; offers tourists on the island something different in the way of entertainment. The wooden toboggans; which were once used to carry farm produce down the steep hills; are guided and restrained by men with ropes and the ride could be described as interesting but not particularly exciting for adults.
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital; Funchal; offers tourists on the island something different in the way of entertainment. The wooden toboggans; which were once used to carry farm produce down the steep hills; are guided and restrained by men with ropes and the ride could be described as interesting but not particularly exciting for adults.
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