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Vintage Girl · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:04 am Post subject: Holiday in Tenerife

Just thought I'd share some holiday pics with all of you.

The mountains from Los Cristianos

Los Cristianos

Mountains from Los Cristianos

The gardens at our resort

The Water gardens at our resort

Banana plants

The marina at Los Gigantes

The cliffs-Los Gigantes

Black sand beach

Prickly pear

Mountain village

Half way up Mt Teide

The Peak of Mt Teide with the cable car pylons

Rocks below the cable car station

View from the top of Mt Teide (approx 3500m)

Clouds in the valley below us

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Merak · Inmate of the Asylum Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 214

Great pics! Doesn't look like the tenerife I remember mind you. Was there for a week about 2 years ago booked into appartments on the veronicas strip, not knowing beforehand that it was chav central. Jeez! Was a nightmare. Couldn't wait to get back on the plane. Shocked

Vintage Girl · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject:

Yes, you'll note there are no photos of Playa de las Americas. Really didn't like it there at all, but I think most European countries have these over commercialised areas.
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Merak · Inmate of the Asylum Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 214

yer.. i won't be back there in a hurry. It was basically a slum. Apartment was quite nice though - had character about it. Just that area was vile. Might as well have booked a week in Romford or Ilford. Laughing

JuanaLaLoca · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

Nice photos!

I love the Spanish word for prickly pear - chumbera. When I used to go by train from Madrid to Andalucia, I knew I was getting close when I started seeing the chumberas, so they have a pleasant association in my mind. The little red poppies, too.