Sunsets In Singapore and Tenerife

 

Sunset from the balcony of a junior suite in the Gran Taoro Hotel, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Sunset in Tenerife. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Sunset in Tenerife. Photo by zAngela Lansbury.

Trevor Sharot, author of Isle Drink, in Tenerife.

Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Angela Lansbury, author of books on travel, wedding etiquette, wedding speeches and toasts, quotations, poetry and writing poetry

Enjoying Spanish Cava and sunset in Tenerife. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Sunset seen in the opposite direction. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Sunset at 9.27 pm in Tenerife. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Sunset at 9.44 pm in Tenerife. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

TENERIFE Sunset at 9.48.

Sunset down by the swimmimg pools of hotel Gran Taoro.

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Singapore Sunset

I remember in Singapore where I was a Permanent Resident for 30 years, sunseet was 7 pm all year. Many of my online Toastmasters International speakers' clubs met at 7 pm, or went online at 7 pm for a start at 7.30 prompt. When the light faded outside the windows and balconies I knew it was time to switch on my computer. Like in the days before watches. In the tropical country I could tell the time of day and night accurately by the sun.

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Packing Precautions - Spare Pills

 

Spare pills packed. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

1 always travel with an extra week's supply of pills. I used to take one extra day, so that I had a spare pill the morning after a midnight flight, even if I thought I would be home before mid-day. 

Now, aftter several experiences of changed plans, I am even more cautious about having a plenntiful supply of prescription only pills.

Why? I might be unlucky and have a cancelled flight. 

I might be lucky and get inited to a weekend party, or wedding and stay on longer. 

On my last trip, my husband was invited to a conference. We briefly considered whether he should stay on and I should go home. But our car was at the airport. Besides, I was happy to extend the holiday.

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Hotels helping the handicapped

In Tenerife, the largest of the Spanish Canary islands in the Atlantic on your map west of the North west African coast  I stayed at the Gran Hotel Taoro, named after the local area.

Gran Hotel Taori, Tenerife,  poolside restaurant menu.

The five star hotel has a slope into the swimming pool. What is it for?

A guest told me, "Most people in wheelchairs have difficulty standing. But once in water in a swimming pool they are supported by water, even better by sea water, or can swim or float with their arms, or a buoyancy aid.'

Slopes lead down to the pool area.

I had previously stayed at another hotel on Tenerife which had good slopes. It was was the El Mirador. 

El Mirador

The only niggle was a small change in level in the bedroom, and into the bedroom shower, and the bedroom toilet area. 

Wheelchair Access

You could use the ground floor wheelchair accessible toilet beside the main buffet breakfast restaurant.

The bedroom toilet of the junior suite had a bidet. 

The public ground floor toilet instead had the usual arrangement of the toilet and wasbasin in one area. 

The wrapped combs and toothbrushes were handy for making you look and feel good.

I had had an accident falling downstairs at a previous hotel, a parador on another Canary Island, La Palma. So the first day at El Mirador, on Tenerife, I was in the acute phase of pain. I struggled with the heavy door of the El Miador downstairs public toilet. However, a day or two later as I got better, the door was no problem.

In addition to the slopes, at the Mirador the staff were helpful with valet parking, luggage trolleys providing a wheelchair with footrests, and wheeling thevwheelchsir.

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More Museums of Illusions

 I went to Absurfia in Tenerife.

 The owner has another similar entertainment in the Czech Republic.

 If you are an addict looking for more, or want to try your first nearer your destination, you will find others in London, Belgium and elsewhere.

London 

Twist Museum

Brussels, Belgium.

Useful Websites

https://illusionbrussels.be/en

Find my iphone - finds lost phone owners

 

Where are my keys and my phone? Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Find my phone

Soetime your phone is missing when you are about to leave home. Is it already in your bag or coat? Left in the car last night? Beside the bed? On the breakfast table,? In the bathroom? We find it by calling from another phone.

However, before 8 a.m. only alarms will ring because it is in sleep mode.

Maybe the answer is using Find my phone.

What other uses has find my phone?

Finding Missing People

I read about three people who went missing on Tenerife. One friend of a missing person commented that having find my phone could help trace somebody. So, especially if you know an elderly or vulnerable person living overseas, or alone, or at home, consider asking them to buy it, or offer to buy it for them.

Finding Luggage

Cellphone trackers can be added to your suitcases. So if the luggage disappears, you know where it has gone.

The tracker also speeds up finding luggage at the airport. It could be sitting beside another carousel, or with large items. 

FIND Room Numbers and keys

Forgotten your room number? Left your room key in a bag or jacket?

Finding Missing Pets

You can also buy tags for dogs. In the UK identifiers have been issued for free.

Find my Car

You could also use it to find your car, your rental car.  

We once had a voice responsive key finder. The problem was, it played tunes constantly every time you spoke.

Now I wish we still had one and programmed it to redpond quietly or only to certain words such as find lost spouse, find lost child, find lost suitcase, key, pet.

Useful Websites

https://www.top10.com/parental-control/comparison?bkw=cell%20phone%20tracker

https://www.template.net/id-cards/dog

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Wine ànd sex in Tenerife at Monje Bodegas winery.

 

Monje Bodegas Winery Entrance. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

A great place to stop any day or evening in Tenerife is the Monje Bodegas Winery. Bodega is Spanish for winery. Monje is the family name. It means monk, but if there were any monks in the family they are long forgotten. You can see a picture of the current owner and his father.

The Shop's Attractive Gifts

I was entranced by the red and yellow ceramic jewellery. I bought a necklace, bracelet and ring, all in similar vivid colours. The bright colours is one of the things you notice about Tenerife. 

Their shop sells wonderful wines, tee-shirts, and jewellery. You can also buy wine tours in English and Spanish.

The Restaurant

Indoors and on the terrace, is a reasonably priced terrace restaurant with a panoramic view of the ocean and coastal beach panorama far below. 

Angela Lansbury at the winery in Tenerife.

The Shop

They sell Vinotinte long silk scarves tinted with wine two sizes at 49 euros, and 59.90. Also hairbands like scrunchies for ponytails at 15 euros.

The wine tinted scarves and scrunchies at Monje Bodegas winery shop. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Evening Events Wine and Sex- 

The wonderful restaurant is closed Mondays and all of August.

The Evening Events In The Wine Club cellar

This holds wine and sex dinner shows four times a year with a different theme each season. 

Dracula in 2025, Kleopatra in 2026. You can also hire the cellar for weddings, birthdays or events.

I Cracked my head against a hard bedhead

 Am I the only person who sits up in bed, reading, typing text in a phone? The pillow slipped and I cracked my head against the hard wooden headboard. I now have a headache and ringing in my ears.

Blows to the head are implicated in many health and safety issues. Ranging from causing Parkinson's disease to killing people.

Padded headboards have been the norm în the UK for years.

What is wrong with the interior designers in Tenerife?

This head cracking happened to me the first time in a one star hotel in France.

Then in a five star hotel, in Tenerife, excellent in other ways. Joia El Mirador.

Decorative wood carved headboard at the El Mirador hotel, Tenerife. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Then in another five star hotel. Excellent in other ways. Gran Hotel Taoro, Tenerife.

Solid headboard in Tenerife. Looks great. Impractical. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

The reception desk offered to send me another pillow. I replied, 'I want you to make a note to tell management it is a safety issue.'

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More Memories of Absurdia - Fun For Everyone

 

At Absurdia in Tenerife, scientific explanations of light interested my husband Trevor. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

This attraction newly opened this year in Tenerife. The island of Tenerife is one of the Canary islands, in the Atlantic, off the coast of  north Africa, although its address is Spain because it is Spanish and Spanish speaking.

As for this delightful attraction, if you want something to visit in Europe, the owner has another one in the Czech Republic.

Absurdia in Tenerife starts with some classic optical illusions such as squares and oblongs which seem to be different shapes, or different from each other. Kaleidoscopes multiply images. You can stop to read the explanations and stand on the spots marked on the floor to see the illusions. My husband, being technically minded, liked this.

Fun For Families

I thought the attraction would interest only adults. However, a couple of mothers we saw had brought along toddlers in strollers. The little ones loved running from exhibit to exhibit and turning the kaleidoscope wheels. Spin, spin, spin. Create different patterns and colours.

Some of the exhibits involve stopping onto mirror floors. A scary moment, until you feel underfoot how solid it is.  Looking down at multiple images is scary, looking forwards is amazing. Look around, up, down, multiple images of yourself.

I loved the colours. And for me, the best illusion was the series of books, a great backdrop for me as an author.

See my other posts on this attraction. I shall add more pictures later.

Useful Websites 

Immersive Illusions Worldwide

1 Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain

Absurdia, Tenerife, Canary Islands

https://absurdiatenerife.es/

https://www.facebook.com/AbsurdiaTenerife/

2 London, England, UK

https://paradox-museum.london-tickets.co.uk/

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-mu

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-museum-of-illusions-entry-ticket-t1314890/?ranking_uuid=d988b805-4221-4348-98f3-f90146989084&q=Museums+and+exhibitions%2C+London

3 Melbourne, Australia

https://www.tiqets.com/en/artvo-tickets

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Absurdia, Tenerife and Paradox Museum, London

Absurdia amusements, Tenerife. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Painted Backdrop Illusion. Stand in front of one of the backdrops. Pose as scared, angry, friendly, whatever takes your fancy. It looks as though you are interacting with the giant painted or sculpted animals or people.

'I love Tenerife' sign at Absurdia, Tenerife, with Angela and Trevor. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Camouflage Coat. Absurdia, Tenerife. Optical illusion - Angela camouflaged when wearing the spotted jacket against the spotted wall and floor. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Useful Websites 

https://paradox-museum.london-tickets.co.uk/

Immersive Illusions Worldwide

1 Tenerife, Spain

Absurdia, Tenerife, Canary Islands

https://absurdiatenerife.es/

https://www.facebook.com/AbsurdiaTenerife/

2 London, England, UK

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-mu

https://absurdiatenerife.es/

https://www.facebook.com/AbsurdiaTenerife/

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-museum-of-illusions-entry-ticket-t1314890/?ranking_uuid=d988b805-4221-4348-98f3-f90146989084&q=Museums+and+exhibitions%2C+London

3 Melbourne, Australia

https://www.tiqets.com/en/artvo-tickets

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I fell downstairs at a hotel - what more can be done?

Wheelchair provided on the ferry from La Palma to Tenerife. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

I fell down stairs at a Parador hotel in La Palma in the Canaries on unlucky for me June 13 2026.

 I immediately received a wheelchair to get me to breakfast. Fast action. No footrests on the chair.

They also gave me an icepack. The icepack was too cold to hold against my skin for more than a few seconds. Somebody pointed out that I should use a towel over the ice pack.

 I had asked my husband to take a photograph of myself lying on the floor, in case it was needed to prove an insurance claim. 

After that I was in a wheelchair on and off for several days. 

The ferry, Fred Olsen, from La Palma to Tenerife, where we had to go for our flight back to London, was very helpful. They loaned me a wheelchair.

We later spent a day and a lot of money in A & E at a private hospital in La Palma.

The El Mirador hotel in La Palma provided a wheelchair which had foot rests.

Cause of Falls

I should have taken a photo of the stairs where I fell. Later I wanted to know the cause. Was it - 

Footwear

1 My shoes? 

Banisters

2 Or the banister (or lack of one)?

Steps

3 The width or depth of the steps?

Floors At The Base of Staircases

4 The wooden or other surface, the hardness of the floor at the base of the steps which might have benefited from a carpet or matting.

5 Dizziness - 

This can be caused by balance problems in the ear. I had an appointment with the NHS a couple of months after my GP requested it. The ear dpecialisy analysed the problem, recommended an exercise watching my finger whilst rotating my head. The ear specialist planned action on my ears - but no appointment was made at reception, only through an automated system - which has not yet made the appointment.

Frequency of Falls

Even if the cause was my unsteadiness, due to age, or frailty, or rushing, maybe a different design of the staircase or floor could have saved me.

Falls are frequent. 

Famous Falls

Jilly Cooper, the author, died after a fall in 2025.

I read on June 19 2026 that Princess Diana's designer, Paul Costelloe, died after a fall on stairs, although they were carpeted. It happened back in November 2025 but the inquest was held in 2026.  

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https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15910785/Fashion-designer-Princess-Diana-died-falling-stairs-inquest.html

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Volcanic rock in Tenerife - what it does for you

 

The chatty waiter in the pergola restaurant in the El Mirador (The Viewpoint) hotel brought these pieces of rock to the dinner table to show to us.

We were discussing what is different about Canarian wine and food. The Canary islands grow bananas, small, sweet bananas. You will notice the covers to protect the green plants with huge leaves from the strong gusts of Trade Winds. The strong winds blow in from the ocean, tossing your clothes and hair, and pushing the clouds overhead. You'll see the surfing boards in the shops and the drifting paragliders over the ocean.

The Canary islands also grow small wrinkled potatoes. Also large tomatoes, served at breakfast and other meals, thinly sliced.

The black rocks have several advantageous functions. The black rocks are porous so the rain sinks through them to the earth beneath. The rocks on top hold the earth in place, which might otherwise blow away.

Black And Red Rock

Most of the cliffs and beaches and paths in Tenerife are black volcanic rock. Some red rock. But also some pale sand beaches.

Pale Sand

The pale sand beaches below the hotel and elsewhere were originally created by a king from Africa who sent over ships full of sand.

Beach Barriers

The Atlantic Ocean here has strong currents. That explains the rock barriers out în the water around the beaches.

The rock barriers have two functions. The barriers protect swimmers from strong currents. The barriers also save the sand from being swept away.

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What to do indoors in Tenerife? Absurdia world of illusions

Absurdia. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

What to do indoors on a dull, overcast day in Tenerife or after enough hours in the sun?  This attraction has great opening hours, 10 am until 9.30 pm seven days a week. When your hotel pool is closed.

I saw this once in London. Now it's in Tenerife. 

How to find it?

It is upstairs, up a moving slope to the upper floor of the Fañabé Playa shopping centre.

They say 60 attractions. You will want to leave your bag in their locker because there are lots of photo opportunities. 60 illusions. Photograph yourself upside down, being chased by a dinosaur, your head coming out of a table.

Prices

Prices 19 euros, full price, per person. Does that sound a lot? 

Discounts for locals, and others with proof eg of age for seniors. That costs 14 Euros each instead of 19 euros.

Where Is It?

Good old Wikipedia reveals all. 

Costa Adeje is a coastal part of a town and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

The nearby area of Duque meaning Duke in English is named after a real duke in the 1930s.

He developed the area and his descendants are still alive and thriving.

Getting To Absurdia

It is in the plaza or shopping centre by the roundabout near the beach, Playa de Fañabé, in the Costa Adeje area.

Paid parking is below the shopping center. Or free, in nearby streets, if you can find a space.

The owner has something similar in the Czech Republic.

More Information from

info@absurditenerife.es

Immersive Illusions Worldwide

1 Tenerife, Spain

Absurdia, Tenerife, Canary Islands

https://absurdiatenerife.es/

https://www.facebook.com/AbsurdiaTenerife/

2 London, England, UK

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-museum-of-illusions-entry-ticket-t1314890/?ranking_uuid=d988b805-4221-4348-98f3-f90146989084&q=Museums+and+exhibitions%2C+London

3 Melbourne, Australia

https://www.tiqets.com/en/artvo-tickets

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Spanish Words For Fruit - in Smoothies

 

In Tenerife the soft drinks menu for smoothies had the English translation of the fruit ingredients.

Some Spanish words

Easy / same words

Spanish - English

kiwi - kiwi

mango - mango

papaya - papaya

Spanish words which are similar but shorter

Spanish - English

coco - coconut

Spanish similar words with an accent to help you pronounce the right syllable

What does a five star hotel in Tenerife, The Mirador, offer? What does it do right or wrong?

Hotel El Mirador, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Entrance Hall. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

The hotel is El Mirador, Spanish for The Viewpoint. The full name is Joia El Mirador which means Jewel The Viewpoint.

'The urns are earning their keep,' quips my husband, Trevor.

Children under 16 are not allowed. You can see why. Too many columns to collide with and pools to fall into. Apart from the affluent elderly wanting peace and quiet.

 I changed my headline from a statement to a question, modern style. I changed the adjective wrong to the adverb wrongly, but the phrase right or wrong seems to be a set you can’t break without sounding odd.

Here goes. Now that's a funny phrase. Never mind.

The Mirador Hotel El Duque

1 High Security

You can't just pop in for a for coffee to see what you think of the hotel, as we tried to do on our first of two visits to Tenerife this year.  Eventually we proved we had a booking for later in the year and they let us in.

2 Direct Flights

We flew in and out of Tenerife from Stansted north of London. An English couple we spoke to at breakfast said they flew direct to Tenerife from Bournemouth, which is a large busy airport. 

Who knew! Those in Devon and south west England, not us in London.  

Once we were staying there and were listed and had a room number to match, the security guard opened the gate after checking the guest list. Some of the English visitors have been coming to this hotel for 15 or twenty years!

2 Off season Rates

The hotel is horrendously expensive, but much cheaper in June before the high season starts in August. 

We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary, and my husband's birthday on the night of our arrival. 

 The busy times for the Canaries ate: November to February; when the Brits are holidaying with children in the long summer holiday; and winter when we escape the cold of British winter.

3 Grand Design

El Mirador looks grand from outside. 

The underground security car park has columns painted in colours. A bit tricky to park in some of the smaller spaces in between a wall and a circular column.

The seats and luggage trolleys at the entrance are designed for the guests' convenience. 

The architecture and interior design are even more impressive the first time you step inside. The giant urns are inside the entrance.

It looks like the floors and walls are marble and giant tiles, but seem to be a stone which cracks into holes, a bit bumpy for a wheelchair.

The free wheelchair loaned during your stay if you need it, has supports for your feet. (unlike the one I was loaned at the parador on La Palma when I fell downstairs on my last day before departing for Tenerife. The Mirador's wheelchair sometimes bumps a bit over those carefully designed checker board floors, which have occasional matting.

Birthdays

We were greeted by the wonderful Paula who loves to dance on the spot. She remembered it was my husband's birthday. In the room was a birthday card, a small saucer size circular chocolate cake under a tiny dome and a bottle of local Cava with two flue glasses. Plus free bottles of water.

The freebies in the bathroom were a comb, toothbrush, shoe clean kit, make up remover pad set, large nail file. 

Buffet Breakfast

Next door to the buffet breakfast room are the toilets. In the ladies are the free combs and toothbrushes. So you look good, and can clean your teeth after breakfast.

Toilet For Wheelchair Users

My only niggle is that the door to the handicapped toilet is the same as all the other doors. It is heavy, a strain for a person on their own to open if they have problems with arms, neck, shoulders, back, or all over.

Smiling Staff

The staff are multi-lingual. 

They smile. They are watching to help at the buffet breakfast. They ask permission before removing plates which still have food. Their badges have names. We were able to tell a waiter that Jennifer (from Cuba) had already taken our order for espresso coffee.

You can book through booking dot com or direct. Sometimes booking.com gives a special offer to regular customers, or has a block booking of better rooms, or an early bird or last minute offer. At other times the hotel has reserved its better rooms for its own guests. Or it could be that the part of the rooms allocated to one system is fully booked but the rooms allocated to the other system are still available.

We wanted to extend our stay, at the same standard and price sea view room. First they said no rooms. We found another hotel. Then they said room available, but we had to switch room numbers. 

We wondered why. Surely it would be simpler for us to stay in the same room? And the hotel would not have to change sheets and make up the room again. 

Avenida de Bruselas s/n, 

38660 Costa Adeje

Tenerife, Espana

t +34 922 716 868

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Agatha Christie Steps and Crime Writing Celebration In Tenerife

I and my husband visited Tenerife twice in 2026. Tenerife has something for everyone, romance or culture, wine and wineries, history, connections with Spain and America and Britain, and cosy crime writer Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie steps, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Her statue, well, bust, is at the top of a long series of steps, each coloured with the titles of a book. She wrote 66 detective novels and 15 sets of short stories. 

Allow plenty of time to climb the steps. I ran up four or five flights, with no end in sight. So I eventually gave up and ran all the way back down to where my husband was waiting in a place where nobody could park permanently.

Inspiration for Writers and Readers

Every two years a cultural festival of crime writers and Agatha Christie fans is held in Tenerife. 

The scenery has plenty to inspire you to write a novel, short story, poem or haiku. Sea, mountain peaks, roads with hairpin bends. Mount Teide in the middle. Five star hotels down by the beach, contrasting with deserted cars on steep mountain tracks. Warnings of rock falls. 

Useful Websites

 https://canariasnatureguides.com/en_GB/blog/our-blog-1/post/tenerife-the-haven-of-agatha-christie-queen-of-crime-12

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Products-g187479-Tenerife_Canary_Islands.html

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spanish_phrasebook

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Flag Socks As Souvenirs or Statements

 

South African Flag socks. 

Amazon sells lots of flag socks, plenty from the USA and UK. Also Germany, Jamaica, Switzerland, Ukraine.

The owner of these socks worked in different countries around the world and bought socks for every country which he visited or where he worked.

You can wear socks on national days, to show your own nationality, to connect with people. The South African flag co-ordinated with black, white, red, blue, green, adding a touch of colour. And a topic of conversation.

Socks are a good souvenir or gift when travelling because socks pack small and light.

Useful Websites For Socks With Flags

https://niftygifts.co.za/products/south-african-flag-socks

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200-year-old Pinewood wine press at Lagar de Chasna Winery in Tenerife

Lagar de Chasna winery on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Lagar is a grape press. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Trevor, wine educator and wine writer, beside the wine press at Lagar de Chasna Winery in Tenerife, Canary Islands 

The old grape press at Lagar de Chasna Winery in Tenerife, Channel Islands. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

 Tenerife, one of the larger and most popular of the Canary Islands, has many vineyards. We had a tasting of four organic wines at this vineyard.

They are a small place and sometimes are fully busy with a coach party, so you must book a visit, especially if you want to eat there.

One couple had arrived in a two seater bike driven by the tour leader.

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Words you learn in Spanish Hospitals

 

Ambulance

When I fell down the stairs at a Parador hotel in La Palma in the Canary Islands I was able to call ayuda, meaning help.

Next day on Tenerife before flying to London I was able to understand and be understood at the hospital.

English - Spanish

advanced - avanzado

Ambulance - ambulancia

and - y

Canary Islands - Canaria

Entrance - entrada

Exit - salida

Emergency - emergencia /urgencia

help - ayuda

Local police - policia local

of - de

or - o

outpatients - consultas externas

Police - Policia

recepcion - reception

service - servicio

support - soporte

vital - vital

Spanish - English

ayuda - help / aid

Canaria - Canary Islands

consultas externas - outpatients

de - of

el - the (masculine)

forma - form (which you must fill out with your details)

entrada - Entrance

Hospiten - private hospital, like BUPA, lots of signs to Hospiten in Tenerife which has two in the Costa Adeje area

medico - doctor

necesito - I need (the letter o on the end of the word means I, like amo means I love in Latin)

nombre - name (your name - not number)

numero - number (waiting in a queue to be seen)

o - or

policia - police 

salida - exit

servicio - service

soporte - support

soporte vital avanzado - advanced life support

urgencias - emergencies

vital - vital

y - and

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Volcanoes Old And New On La Palma

 

The place to learn about volcanoes is in the volcano museum in La Palma.

You start with a world view of volcano areas. Maps and diagrams. Then it gets local. So I initially thought it was AI.

No, real day by day footage from various Spanish and international organizations.

Volcano on La Palma. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright.

Then, on the last day of our hikes, my husband took a paid for walking  tour with an obligatory guide of the lava left behînd on one side of the still grumbling volcano.

The last volcano was not one spout. Many 

The guide pointed to where his former home was buried. The government had paid compensation according to the property’s square footage,

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