Well what a weekend that was, almost recovered now following the after show party down at Restaurante Margarita in Los Cristianos, and found time to put up the photos taken at this fantastic event that was the Tenerife Entertainment Awards. Fantastic because it was a great show, and fantastic because Simply Mo won Best Male…
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Burning of the Sardine
Last night was the ‘Burning of the Sardine’ here in Los Cristianos and Elinor took the camera out to record the event. Here is a video clip, apologies for the quality, but I hope you will be able to see the action OK! According to the Arona website, the event is: … a grotesque funeral…
Los Cristianos Carnaval Parade 2011
These parades come around very quickly don’t they? Due to start at 17:00hrs yesterday from in front of the Paloma Beach complex, we set off from home to walk down to our chosen spot at about 16:30hrs. There are crowds and crowds of people already lining the route, many having brought their own chairs, some…
Carnaval Publicity
Happy Sunday to you all! We were woken up this morning with loud Carnaval Music and Police blowing their whistles (to control the traffic). Looked out from Al’s Corner to see the traffic stopped and a dance troupe on the roundabout being filmed – not sure exactly what it is for but on this beautiful…
Tenerife Carnaval 2011
Yay! It is that time of year again, how quickly has that come around (must be getting old!)? We have a load of festivals here in the Canary Islands, but probably the best know of all is the Carnaval season, its a time of absolute mayhem, terrific hilarity and so many opportunities for dressing up…
Birthday Surprise
Well, after weeks of planning and trying to keep it quiet Elinor’s surprise for her 15th birthday worked a treat. Eli had hoped her eldest brother, Chris could visit from the UK for her birthday however he had explained that it would not be possible as he had recently visited and couldn’t get the time…
Reyes in Tenerife
Last night was the first time for a good few years that we have missed the procession for Reyes in Los Cristianos but to be honest neither Cathy or I were well enough to go and jostle with the crowds yesterday! I have seen a few photos already (courtesy of Daniel Cetrulo for Arona on…
Happy New Year!
We would like to wish all of our friends, relatives and readers of The Beach a very Happy New Year for 2011. As this article is published we will hopefully be down on the beach in Los Cristianos watching the spectacular firework displays in all directions. We will have been entertained by Celtic con Fusion…
Christmas 2010
Well, that’s it over for another year! Here are some of the photos we have taken during the last week or so, starting with the work’s party and ending up at Dreamers Bar in Los Cristianos on Christmas night.
Happy Birthday to Me!
Well, today is Sunday, 19th September 2010, and it is my birthday, I am 48 years old and although the last few years have been particularly taxing for one reason or another, I still love living in Tenerife with my family. Yesterday two of our very good friends arrived on the Island to help me…
