For our trip,
we originally had a direct flight from Sandefjord airport to Gran Canaria.
However, it got cancelled and we had to book new and reasonable-price tickets,
which is why we ended up using more than 10 hours,
having a transit-stop in Madrid,
and landing in Gran Canaria almost midnight!
Experienced travelers like us,
of course brought with us food that was easy to make,
because almost everything was close already when we arrived.
The next morning,
the sun was shining and we were ready to explore!
We stayed at Poem Suites,
Las Palmas...
which is perfect in terms of location.
We were just a few minutes
walking distance from Playa de Las Canteras....
We walked pass
Parque de Pepe el limpiabotas,
a scenic spot with an amazing view,
breathtaking landscape
and waves splashing on the shore....
I saw on the map
that there was this tourist attraction nearby
so we decided to go for it!
This part of journey
started with quite easy and comfortable pathway....
then it started changing to this kind of trail,
which was not that bad either...
and it was great view all the way....
and then
we reached the most challenging final part,
which was less stone more sandy-ish,
uphill climbing trail,
and of course,
we did not have proper shoes for this kind of tour!
**Not just shoes,
but probably physical conditions and stamina as well!
We took good time
and did not stress at all,
but what we missed the most
was actually water!!
After walking for almost an hour,
we finally reached the destination,
Mirador Cruz del Confital!
We rested a bit there,
and it was time to leave....
Only then did we realize that,
a bigger challenge was actually waiting for us!
which is going downhill!!!!
Luckily we "found" our way,
and had enough energy to go all the way home.
Once we came to the beach area,
Playa del Confital,
then it was a lot easier for us to walk...
On our way home,
we needed a break,
so we simply found this place,
named "La Maravilla de las Canteras" to sit and eat...
Not bad food,
OK price...
the most important thing was that we got our must-eat
Spanish food,
crispy Fried Calamari and paella!!!
-Day 2-
We continued our sight-seeing
around Las Palmas...
From our hotel,
we crossed this giant crossover bridge,
then walked towards to Poema del Mar Aquarium.
From there,
we visited the giant shopping mall,
Centro Comercial El Muelle then walked around
the park Parque de Santa Catalina...
It is a nice area
with Elder Museum of Science and Technology,
cosy nice shops,
cafés and restaurants,
sculptures like this Monumento a Lolita Pluma...
We also had a walk
at the beach....
and the highlight of the day,
buffet at Buffet Casa Chen,
a place where we highly suspected that
we got food poison from :)
To be continued....
XOXO
-Bong-
