20-04-2025 Bong & His Fifth Post in 2025 - Easter 2024 in Gran Canaria "Finally the sand dunes!"

-Day Seven-

There are tones of apartment complexes

at Maspalomas,

and we stayed at one of them

right opposite the Cita Shopping Center.

It is not a super super big shopping center,

but it has grocery store,

restaurants and all other stuffs one needs!

**and more :)

From its exterior one would think

that it is some sort of amazing park,

but actually it is kinda normal

+ adult-ish inside :)

The area we stayed is close to bus stop,

and also of course,

one of the main tourist attractions,

the sand dunes!!

The nearest Mercadona was only 20 ish minute

walk from where we stayed,

and one day we walked there,

had a stop at this local cafe

called Cafeteria Flor De Vainilla....

On the same day,

we visited the sand dunes

for the second time,

and this time with my camera,

and all the way to the beach area....

We DID not do that last time due to I forgot my camera,

plus the wind was blowing crazily

so it was difficult to walk through the dunes!

Yes,

I walked barefoot

and it felt WARM!

The walk felt kind like

endless,

because it was like walking in a desert!!

And after walking for around 30 minutes,

we finally saw "something"

where we could have a break,

and I ran immediately towards it to buy us some beers!

We were exhausted

and dehydrated!!!

After visiting the sand dunes,

we had our dinner

nearby where we stayed,

a German restaurant named

Restaurante Travolta.

OK food,

OK price....

and we were surprised

with the amount of Germans there!

P.S.:

Nothing negative meant here,

just that we felt more German than Spanish there

that's why!

To be continued...

XOXO

-Bong-

01-04-2025 Bong & His Forth Post in 2025 - Easter 2024 in Gran Canaria "From Las Palmas to Maspalomas"

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-