In Portugal, The Finest Way Downhill Is By Wicker Couch | Carscoops carscoops
The couch is a fine invention. Comfortable, practical, and adaptable, it can be used as a place to sit, a place to sleep – and even a form of transportation if you’re in Portugal., tourists can get a ride down one of the city’s largest hills on a wicker couch attached to two skis, much like you’d find on a sleigh, and controlled by two burly Madeirans.
Known as the carros de cestos , the carts started out as a way to get wood from the surrounding hills into the town by the sea. They were then adapted forWhat’s Faster: 300 Horsepower Or A Team Of Huskies? In a recent video, YouTuber Tom Scott decided to find out just what a ride into Funchal is like from the seat of a carro de cestos. Although he admits that the footage doesn’t make it seem quite as intense as aThe basket carts are capable of going up to 30 km/h thanks to greased runners, and they don’t have any seat belts, meaning you just have to hang on for dear life.
Naturally, when the couch reaches the bottom of the hill, the ride is done and customers must take a taxi or a cable car back up to the top of the hill. The carros, meanwhile, get piled onto the back of a truck and driven back up.
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