Gran Canaria 1

Welcome to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria! We spent pleasant days enjoying the nice spring weather, almost no humidity at all and tasting the island's specialties. This was the view from our hotel room to one side , Playa Las Canteras, with three km of fine golden sand and a natural reef which protects it from strong waves, making it one of the island's favorite beaches both for the local inhabitants and tourists:

This is the same view but from the boulevard (Paseo Maritimo)



This is the view to the right of our hotel room, we had a wonderful dinner right here below, at the end of the red road towards the rocks and waves!

Just like the first picture but late in the evening. Not the best pic but I love the colors. The beach was illuminated during the whole night (that's why it looks so orange), inviting swimmers at every hour although the water temperature was only 18-22ºC / 64-72ºF , not my kind of temperature. The retired folks apparently loved the early hours to go for a swim, they were there before sunrise. Followed by the yoga fans, sport groups and of course the runners. At any rate, many sun-hungry north Europeans were present, elderly and young families with small children.

colorful parrots, set free :


View from the breakfast room:

Seen during a walk:

(more to come...)