On our third day at Las Palmas,
we took a bus to visit the La Vegueta area....
and of course,
the very famous Plaza de Santa Ana!!
To get there,
it was too far to walk,
so we had to take a bus...
From the shores,
it was interesting to see
the marine businesses like platforms,
ships, etc...
**And it was interesting
to compare these views from late night and daytime,
as it was the same road the taxi used
driving from airport to hotel.
After around 10-minute bus ride,
we arrived at the La Vegueta area.
This area is well-known
for the colorful, historical buildings...
After wandering around the area,
we finally arrived at the Plaza de Santa Ana.
And funny enough,
the first thing that "impressed" us there
was not the famous historic cathedral,
but these groups of dog sculptures!!!
After visiting the Plaza de Santa Ana,
then we visited the Plaza de Espíritu Santo,
which is actually nearby,
and has this iconic fountain.
Then from there,
we navigated to Plaza de Santo Domingo,
and visited a parish named
Parroquia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán de Las Palmas.
After A LOT of walking,
then we decided to have a break.
We found this very cosy nice café named
Café Chic...
We ordered the specialty "Iberian Secret",
which is marinated meat
(cut found between the shoulder and the loin of the Iberian pig)
served with
pan-fried mushrooms
*highly recommended*
After the brunch,
we continued walking around for about an hour
then headed home from a different bus stop
that we originally arrived at.
That's all for Day Three!
And for Day Four and Five,
there were practically no pictures at all....
because we were just lying on the bed
most of the time due to food poisoning.
Day Six,
we managed to catch a bus on time,
and traveled from Las Palmas to
Maspalomas!
The bus trip took us about an hour,
and we were very glad that
our stomach coorporated well with us!
Along the way,
we also saw a lot of windmills...
and the first place we visited
after checking in
was of course,
the very prominent sand dune!!!
To be continued...
XOXO
-Bong-
