Blogs from Canary Islands, Spain, Europe - page 6

02 mars 2019 : Hier, nous avons quitté la maison en voiture pour venir à Madrid. Après la nuit passée à l'hôtel, nous allons à l'aéroport Bajaras. nous décollons pour Ténérife à 11H55 et atterrissons à Santa Cruz de Ténérife à 13H15, toujours grâce au programme Imserso. Nous récupérons nos bagages à 13H45 et le bus d'Imserso nous emmène directement à l'hôtel "Tamaimo Tropical" à Puerto de Santiago Nous prenons possession de notre chambre, agréable et assez grande, avec vue sur la piscine.... read more

Not too much to report as our holiday starts to wind down. Thursday evening we ate at the Culinarium restaurant again and was looking forward to another enjoyable meal, we had carpaccio, tuna steak followed by veal. Again beautifully presented small haute cuisine type courses, but I didn't take the dessert as I wasn't feeling 100%. We both ate the same but something obviously didn't agree with me resulting in my staying in bed the next day with an upset tummy. We didn't make it to meet our friends for lunch on Friday which was a shame as we were looking forward to seeing them and revisiting Costa Adeji just along the coast from Los Cristianos. Saturday took things easy, the temperature has been over 30 degrees so it was sitting in the shade for us ... read more

Another short stroll from the hotel. It's a little bit cloudy today (Tuesday) so an ideal time for another little stroll. There really is nothing much to see to the left of our hotel but it passes the time! Directly on the pebble beach there is a shack type abode looking quite derelict with a small fishing boat outside, I wonder who lives in a house like this? There is a man standing on the rocks with a fishing line so maybe the house is his, I will just have to wonder! The black volcanic rocks are all shapes and sizes, some worn smooth from the pounding of the waves, other quite rugged in texture. One was flat enough to rest my camera for a selfie. The ground underfoot was just a bit too rough for ... read more

WE CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE SCENIC ROUTE WITHIN ANAGA NATIONAL PARK. Taganana is a little hamlet inside Anaga National Park. It is surrounded by beaches and rock formations rising out of the sea & this was our stop for lunch. En route we passed Taganana beach with large waves making it a paradise for surfers. Our restaurant location was overlooking the rocky beach with waves crashing into the rocks which were once part of the coastline. Lunch consisted of home made vegetable soup, a delicious fillet of local fish (or pork chop) with canarian potatoes & salad, followed by a local egg custard tart. Plenty of water & red wine - good company and nicely served food. So all good before moving on again. This time to a sandy beach area, popular with the locals especially ... read more

Thursday was Valentine day and the entrance to the main restaurant was decorated with plenty of red balloons. As we entered for our evening meal all the ladies were presented with a beautiful red rose and a complimentary glass of champagne was offered to all guests. It always amazes us that after a busy day of 'doing nothing' that we feel quite tired so it was another early night after an enjoyable meal followed by a nightcap with easy listening music in the bar. Friday, we woke early and opened the curtains to find that the skies were quite grey, the wind was pretty strong too, but it didn't take long for the sun to come out although the wind continued to blow for most of the day. Usually by 9am there are a few people ... read more