Wuppertal, at home, Germany - 21st February 2016
By: olgamaus
Hi Mum,
in two days we will go on a holiday trip! We will go to Tenerife.
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands. We will stay in Puerto de la Cruz, a city and municipality in the northern part of the island.
Bye
Jasper
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Posted Feb 21, 2016, 1:53 pm Last edited Feb 21, 2016, 1:54 pm by olgamaus
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Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain - 24th February 2016
By: olgamaus
Hi Mum,
we travelled to Tenerife yesterday. Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands, the largest one of seven islands. Tenerife is a rugged and volcanic island sculpted by successive eruptions throughout its history. The island is about 300 km from the African coast, and approximately 1,000 km from the Spanish mainland.
We stayed in Puerto de la Cruz, a vivid city in the North-West of Tenerife. You can find lots of large hotel complexes here, but also a lovely old town with typical narrow streets and plazas.
Our hotel is situated at Playa de Martiánez, with a fantastic view across the beach and towards Orotava valley. Can you see the yellow spot? It is marking our balcony. Today we started a long walking trip in the Orotava valley.
First we had to walk uphill to leave the city area. The coasts of Tenerife are typically rugged and steep here in the North of the island, so you cannot just walk along the beaches.
Agriculture is centred on the northern slopes, tomatoes and bananas are cultivated, usually in plastic enclosures. In Orotava valley you can walk though banana plantations for hours.
There are overlook points everywhere, official ones are called "Mirador". The view across the coastline is always a spectecular one.
The North and South of Tenerife similarly have different climatic characteristics. While the South is mostly sunny, you have more rain in the North, due to the topography of the island. Today the weather was changing constantly, sunny on the last picture and a bit later the sky was full of clouds.
Our walking route took us high above the valley.
Later in the evening we took a walk in the city of Puerto de la Cruz.
Some houses are painted in vivid colors.
Katja enjoyed barbequed mussels.
In the evening we walked back to the Hotel, along the promenade with lots of historical buildings.
Bye for today
Jasper
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Posted Mar 2, 2016, 12:29 pm Last edited Mar 19, 2016, 9:21 am by olgamaus
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