Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Downtown


 Sometimes downtown refers to a beach or shoreline.  So it is here where the activity of the town revolves around the central plaza, Plaza del Charco,  located just a stone's throw from the small fishermens' harbour.  So close that people mingle and stroll from the plaza to the harbour to have a look out to sea, perhaps to see some newly caught specimens of fish, often cleaned and sold right there on the shore. On this day at the end of October the water was calm and the air warm.  Enough for several bathers to sit on the stony beach in the sun and test the waters.

Here the old customs house, now converted into a government  tourism office and handicraft shop.


And here the meeting place of many who love to sit and watch the movement, read a paper, dine, have coffee or a wine and tapa with friends:  Plaza del Charco.



And here the central pond and childrens' playground.  There are always plenty of pigeons to feed.


 Nearby streets are crowded with little restaurants with their tables outside on the sidewalk.


This past week there has been a three continent handicraft fair, showing arts and crafts from South American countries, Cuba, Mexico, Africa and Canary Islands.  My next entry will show photos from this event.

Baskets from Peru

So thanks for dropping by and hope to see you again.  Until then, hasta la vista!



4 comments:

Gary said...

Hi Sharon,
Thanks for the fascinating tour of part of your beautiful island. I could happily spend many hours at one of those cafes drinking coffee and people watching!

SABINA said...

Estimada Sharon,

He intentado ponerme en contacto contigo mediante correo electrónico pero no he recibido respuesta. Mi nombre es Sabina Pérez y trabajo en un programa de la Tv Canaria, estoy interesada en proponerte participar en él si fuese posible.

Mi correo electrónico es albasp@pluralent.com

Si fuese posible que me facilitaras tu teléfono para poder hablar contigo te lo agradecería.

Un saludo cordial, Sabina Pérez

Canarybird said...

Hi Gary...I'm sure you'd enjoy a holiday here. Many interesting plants and gardens to see.

Gracias Sabina..... he contestado hoy a tu correo electronico. Un saludo.

Carolee's Corner Canary Islands said...

I really enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to future posts. I am an American living here in Tenerife, near Candelaria. We used to live in the north near Puerto. You do a wonderful job capturing the culture here--I love your photography.

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