Tenerife - live October 2017

[simato73]

First day of holiday in Tenerife, after arriving yesterday.
Today after morning on the beach we have visited La Laguna (San Cristobal de la Laguna).
It very much deserved the time spent there, really not an in depth visit having a 5-year old with us.

1. We all enjoyed the Museum of Science and the Cosmos
2. Funny roof near where we parked
3. Courtyard from some Catholic Church palace whose name I forgot
4, 5. Same courtyard, artwork with Catholic references
6. Definitely not Catholic art
7. Not only in Catalunya. Demostration for the decolonisation and independence of the Canaries.

[simato73]

Sunday morning - Force 8 sea, Puerto de la Cruz.

[simato73]

Puerto de la Cruz, Jardin Botanico.
Handeheld pano (3 frames).

[Frank Fremerey]

great footage
interesting perspectives
fascinating edits

I enjoy you contribution very much, envy your holiday. I wish I could have one!

My favorite? The rotten house by the cliffs with a ladder right into the action (TenerifeX-T1_XT18546.JPG). Superb use of wide angle & long tele in the whole set.

[simato73]

great footage
interesting perspectives
fascinating edits

I enjoy you contribution very much, envy your holiday. I wish I could have one!

My favorite? The rotten house by the cliffs with a ladder right into the action (TenerifeX-T1_XT18546.JPG). Superb use of wide angle & long tele in the whole set.

Thank you Frank.
This island oozes with photo opportunities - and I haven't yet been to the high mountains!

[Hugh_3170]

Simone, +1 in respect of sharing this trip with us all, and likewise +1 for the various other trips that you have previously shared with us and which I have never until now said thank you.

great footage
interesting perspectives
fascinating edits

I enjoy you contribution very much, envy your holiday. I wish I could have one!

My favorite? The rotten house by the cliffs with a ladder right into the action (TenerifeX-T1_XT18546.JPG). Superb use of wide angle & long tele in the whole set.

[simato73]

Simone, +1 in respect of sharing this trip with us all, and likewise +1 for the various other trips that you have previously shared with us and which I have never until now said thank you.

That's a very nice thing to say, thank you very much.

[Thomas Stellwag]

good pictures, especially in the 2nd series I see, that you have arrived there - keep us informed in your artisitc way

[simato73]

good pictures, especially in the 2nd series I see, that you have arrived there - keep us informed in your artisitc way

Thank you Thomas.
Now some from Monday morning, Playa Jardin in Puerto de la Cruz.

[Jakov Minić]

oh, how I wouldn't mind spending some time on the beach!
have a great time, Simone!

[Frank Fremerey]

on the beach three weeks, no telephone....

[simato73]

Only one week, morning on the beach, afternoon visiting. Internet to check things and post photos.
So far everyone is happy.
Tomorrow I hope to take my daughter to the mountains, the day after big afternoon hike on my own.

[simato73]

As often happens, in the last days of a holiday the pace accelerates and when something has to give, this is posting photos.
But I have been beavering away with my camera and computer...
Now I am back home (alas!) but much of the sorting is done.
However still posting jpg's SOOC because there has been no tome for proper editing, and there won't for some time, but I want to keep the thread "fresh".
So here is some from the last afternoon in Garachico, I kicked myself for not having gone earlier, and missed the opportunity for a unique kind of bath on the unique lava pools.
The village was mostly swept away by an eruption in the early 1700's, the lava flow ended in the sea (destroying the port) but left channels and pools that these days have been "landscaped" and are very popular - there are many sheltered sports where even children can play in the water in all but the worst seas.
Some however are daredevil show-offs

[simato73]

La Orotava is a place worth visiting.
It was a bit hot and muggy when we were there.
The streets can be steep and the architecture is nice.
There is a very nice place called the Casa de los Balcones with a very interesting interior, if you can bring yourself to go past the horrible tat shop at the front.

[Akira]

I enjoy browsing through the images of different aspects of Tenerife island.  I do know about Canary Islands but not about any specific island.  Thank you for sharing!