Let's Go For A Walk!

18 years ago

On March 12, last Wednesday morning I went with my friend Anne down into the picturesque town where we live for a walk and lunch. We had some things to do so I parked in a shopping centre and we walked through some of the main parts of town. There were many tourists and holidaymakers strolling though the streets, and as it was a warm day, they were dressed for summer.

We stopped for a coffee (cafe con leche) and a fresh raisin magdalena in a little cafe near the main church plaza. Groups of mainland Spanish schoolchildren here on Easter holiday passed by as we sat there. Then we continued, stopping for a look inside the Hotel Monopol, which for over 25 years has decorated its front steps daily with fresh hibiscus flowers. Inside in the central atrium is the wintergarden filled with hanging plants and potted palms. I know this place well as I was with a group presenting fashion shows in the evenings there years ago.

Walking down to the main Plaza del Charco, we passed the Cafe Columbus and their bakery with an outdoor sandwich window selling bocadillos and bread with mett (raw ground meat). We then walked past the fishermen's harbour and over to the old customs house, now converted to the main Tourist Office and Canary crafts shop.

We then went for lunch in Casa Miranda, an old Canary house dating from 1730 converted to a restaurant with many rooms. Elegant dining upstairs, a tapas restaurant downstairs and a wine bodega among some of the rooms. We stopped at the tapas bar and each chose ensaladilla Rusa (Russian salad)...a delicious potato, pea, carrot & tuna salad found in nearly every tapas bar and some gambas al ajillo (sizzling garlic prawns) with little warm bread rolls, red house wine and water. It was a really enjoyable lunch and not expensive.

Then we continued up past the Ayuntamiento (city hall) to the seawall of San Telmo which overlooks the main seafront of Puerto de la Cruz. There, along with the many tourists, we watched the waves crashing in over the black volcanic rocks.....almost hypnotic and very relaxing to stand there and listen to the sea and feel the spray. After some time we walked back over to Calle La Hoya from where we began and after looking in a few more shop windows and at the street bazaars, we returned to the car. I felt as though I'd been away somewhere on holiday......seeing so many beautiful flowers and watching the sea was a nice change from my daily routine and I must do that more often!

Here is the link to the 100 photos in the album. There is a slideshow option at top right on the first page if you would care to use it.

You may see why I love Tenerife and the Canary Islands!

SharonCb

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dedtired
18 years ago
Yes, how could you not love such a wonderful place. It is heavenly and I feel more relaxed just looking at your photos here at my desk.

Such beauty everywhere and there seems to be a lot of pride in the way things look. I just love the flowers on the doorsteps of the hotel.

If I send an order for some of the clothes in the boutiques, would you mind picking them up for me? I see some things there that I would love to own. I'm afraid with the current exchange rate, I wouldn't be getting much of a bargain.

Thanks for sharing.
annie1992
18 years ago
Sharon, your pictures are always just beautiful, I'd love to visit there someday.

Somehow, I'm sure you could give me very good recommendations for lunch, LOL.

Annie
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annie1992
18 years ago
Oops, clicked too fast. I was thinking how much I liked those pictures of the produce market, and never said it. Yeah, I know, the memory goes first....

So, those are fresh flowers by the hotel doormat?

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canarybird01
Original Author
18 years ago
Thank you Pam and Annie. Yes those are fresh hibiscus flowers on the doorstep of the hotel and they've been doing that every day for at least since I first came to Tenerife in the 1970s. It does attract attention and tourists stop to take photos.
They must have a lot of bushes somewhere to keep replenishing those blooms!

SharonCb
dgkritch
18 years ago
Thanks! I really needed a virtual vacation.

I can see why you love it there. It's beautiful.

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shaun
18 years ago
The Golden Living Statue - is she real (living) ? Do people put money in that bowl?

I feel like I just went on vacation - beautiful, gorgeous place!! Love your pictures.
canarybird01
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18 years ago
Yes Shaun....that's a real girl....all covered in gold including her face (I should have taken a frontal pic) standing so still that she looks like a statue. I think it's quite often seen in many places nowadays. It's not the first time we've seen people do that, painting their faces the same colour as their clothing, eg grey....to look like a statue. People dress up and stand dead still and only move or smile usually in a mechanical way, as though not really human, when money is dropped into their bowl. One way to earn a bit of money, if you can do it LOL!

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shaun
18 years ago
That is so interesting. Do they need a permit to stand there and collect money? I wonder how much they make in a day?

I've seen Freeze Modeling in the store windows and that's pretty neat too!
canarybird01
Original Author
18 years ago
Shaun I don't think they need a permit but couldn't swear to that. Next time I see one I'll ask what they can make in a day LOL.

They usually have quite a lot of change in their bowl or basket from what I've seen. It's customary to throw in a coin if you take a photo.
I must go downtown again and check to see if she's still there.

SharonCb
deborah_ps
18 years ago
I very much enjoy perusing your photos Sharon...anytime that I see you've posted, I rush to see what you're sharing. And then I share with some of my friends :) It looks like a fantasy life!

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