I went visit the São Miguel Island in Azores from May 27 to June 1st, 2007 and I can tell you that I have enjoyed a lot my holiday there. Saying so, I know that I'll have to go to the Azores again and visit some of the other islands too. Ponta Delgada is a small pleasant city with many churches but the highlights of my trip were the visits of the Sete Cidades with its two lakes (the blue and the green lake), the Lagoa do Fogo (Fire Lake) and Furnas.
The weather was not so good the day I went to the Sete Cidades so I couldn't enjoy the breathtaking view from the top.
Lagoa do Fogo was my favourite one though. And amazingly, it was the place where I went from high joy to full despair! Well, I've just learned that we shouldn't ever go hiking in the nature alone, that we always should carry water, that we should have a map and that we should inform people where we go because your mobile phone may not work if there is no network! So yes, I've lost my track and my only way to survive was to cry out for HELP! HELP! HELP! Fortunately, some people that were in the belvedere could see me and two of them came to rescue me! Thank you Birgit and thank you to the Finnish tourist too. They both saved my life!
Furnas was also worth to go and it was very interesting to visit the Gorreana tea factory (1883), the Terra Nostra Garden (1780) and, of course, to enjoy the delicious "cozido das Furnas" that is a stew cooked inside the craters.
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