tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post2650944986885262614..comments2024-03-28T23:21:34.384+00:00Comments on Vintage Vixen: Viva Las Palmas!Vixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-12017038982242749272023-02-03T11:19:42.593+00:002023-02-03T11:19:42.593+00:00Once we got used to it it wasn't too bad! xxxOnce we got used to it it wasn't too bad! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-66425429015560027932023-02-03T10:29:33.891+00:002023-02-03T10:29:33.891+00:00The streets and buildings look great, but it would...The streets and buildings look great, but it would be a hard no to a bed with such a ladder. My middle aged bladder could never.Poppy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-29355693445634194002023-02-02T11:33:08.170+00:002023-02-02T11:33:08.170+00:00Hello Monica! I wondered if you'd been to Gran...Hello Monica! I wondered if you'd been to Gran Canaria. That's so annoying that you don't have direct flights from any of your local airports! I remember seeing some of your holiday posts from the Canaries and thinking that we ought to go back and take another look!<br />Looking forward to hearing about your Winter plans! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-14525703296477321872023-02-02T11:27:56.482+00:002023-02-02T11:27:56.482+00:00So fabulous post, thanks for taking us with you in...So fabulous post, thanks for taking us with you in your travels!. Totally fascinated by this isle and your beautiful photos of the architecture, it's amazing!, I'm always mesmerized by Canary Islands' fantastic greenery, not just the cacti but some massive trees and forests and suddenly some volcanic landscapes. Never been to this island (no company flies to it from our nearby airports, so annoying). It doesn't cease to amaze me that it's cheaper to fly anywhere (even to spanish cities) from british airports than from any spanish ones.<br />We've been planning our own 'winter holidays', so inspiring to hear from yours!<br />besosSeñora Allnuthttps://www.mrsallnut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-78012798365699048042023-02-02T10:45:01.723+00:002023-02-02T10:45:01.723+00:00César Manrique's work is fantastic, there'... César Manrique's work is fantastic, there's a few great places to see his work on Lazarote and your friend's right, as long as you avoid the built-up tourist areas, the Canaries really are lovely! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-69427676747117710742023-02-02T09:19:40.565+00:002023-02-02T09:19:40.565+00:00That looks fab. I love the cathedral.
I've nev...That looks fab. I love the cathedral.<br />I've never been drawn to the Canaries, but I must say I'm tempted now. A friend also swears by Lanzarote, which apparently was the home of a well known artist and has some good cultural areas away from the sea. XxAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-9678561988272422542023-02-02T07:34:17.331+00:002023-02-02T07:34:17.331+00:00Your suspicions were correct, Flis! Hope you'r...Your suspicions were correct, Flis! Hope you're well! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-24442052138264686422023-02-01T19:54:54.413+00:002023-02-01T19:54:54.413+00:00I visited here Vix and hoped that you and Lord Jon...I visited here Vix and hoped that you and Lord Jon had gone on a expedition overseas xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-16443055660075763612023-02-01T14:03:42.700+00:002023-02-01T14:03:42.700+00:00Thanks, Jayne! It had to be done. We'd probabl...Thanks, Jayne! It had to be done. We'd probably have spent more money at home attempting to divert ourselves from the miserable weather. <br />We loved Gran Canaria and decided it would be the perfect place to live - year-round great weather, glorious scenery, atmospheric villages, fabulous hiking trails, lovely people, good food, cheap & reliable public transport and lots of charity shops....perfection! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-45581549123792873162023-02-01T14:00:22.575+00:002023-02-01T14:00:22.575+00:00Thanks so much, Caz! Years ago I was a bit scared ...Thanks so much, Caz! Years ago I was a bit scared of travelling independently but once we'd tried it I don't think I could holiday any other way. If it inspires people to do the same I'd be thrilled to bits. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-91651566287928453862023-02-01T13:58:59.806+00:002023-02-01T13:58:59.806+00:00It was fabulous, I've now changed my mind abou...It was fabulous, I've now changed my mind about the Canaries, I'd happy go back! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-18191954251054745642023-02-01T13:58:26.473+00:002023-02-01T13:58:26.473+00:00Weren't we naughty? I thought about it for alm...Weren't we naughty? I thought about it for almost 24 hours and then decided, sod it, you only live once!<br />I'm a fellow mummy loiterer, there's an incredible Egyptian mummified cat in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, I've loved it since I was little.<br />Sorry about the poorly doggy and the incessant rain. xxxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-8468401026887605842023-02-01T13:56:37.460+00:002023-02-01T13:56:37.460+00:00I've very glad to hear that you've all bee...I've very glad to hear that you've all been behaving without me, Lulu! I was fascinated by the plethora of relics, skulls, mummies and piles of bones. In the cathedral enclosed in a glass case were the dessicated remains of a bishop who'd died 200 years ago, he looked so gruesome I decided against sharing my photos! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-60215372555588700812023-02-01T13:54:27.136+00:002023-02-01T13:54:27.136+00:00Hehe! We booked it so late, I didn't have time...Hehe! We booked it so late, I didn't have time to blog about it! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-79475213252023092942023-01-31T19:55:10.608+00:002023-01-31T19:55:10.608+00:00I wondered where you had popped off too this time....I wondered where you had popped off too this time. Looks like you had a marvellous time and some glorious shots. Not a place I've ever been bar sitting on the runway in a plane on a quick refuel in the dark! ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-11278358931436598382023-01-31T18:48:14.205+00:002023-01-31T18:48:14.205+00:00Well we've mostly be behaving ourselves in you...Well we've mostly be behaving ourselves in your absence Vix... mostly. What a treat this post is! Stunning Cathedral. I have never seen so many skulls :0 You are taking the Band Stand Appreciation Society to a new level here. I was going to say something about the stunning third photo but that Ann beat me to it :) xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-53878350751023421002023-01-31T17:08:21.380+00:002023-01-31T17:08:21.380+00:00Yes, I think we noticed you had gone!! How very d...Yes, I think we noticed you had gone!! How very dare you jet off to those lovely blue skies and that warmth while we festered in cold, wet and windy conditions. ;-)<br /><br />The Museo Canario looks fascinating and would have really appealed to me many years ago, the years when I lurked in the Manchester Museum loitering mainly in the mummy section and drooling over the preserved body of 'Pete Marsh'.<br /><br />What have we been up to in your absence? ... mostly shivering and getting wet actually, oh and mopping up after a poorly doggy!!<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-52964962055402575022023-01-31T14:09:18.660+00:002023-01-31T14:09:18.660+00:00What a fantastic trip you've had. I mean, suns...What a fantastic trip you've had. I mean, sunshine, culture and glorious food, what more can you want. The panoramic views of Las Palmas are just glorious. The 3rd photo from the top - not counting the collage - almost looks like a painting! xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-30578091619819764292023-01-31T09:00:24.363+00:002023-01-31T09:00:24.363+00:00Thanks for all the brilliant photo's and info....Thanks for all the brilliant photo's and info. Your blog is so interesting! Thought you had gone on hol.😉 Glad you enjoyed it.So kind of you to give your travel info too. Caz.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11206843820602358144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-85077489943618681272023-01-31T08:00:37.756+00:002023-01-31T08:00:37.756+00:00Welcome back 😊. Yes, your absence was noticed, ...Welcome back 😊. Yes, your absence was noticed, I guesed you might be somewhere warmer than here. Many decades since I did the package holiday thing to the Canaries, always wanted to return. Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-5886432553364594272023-01-31T06:54:57.250+00:002023-01-31T06:54:57.250+00:00Hello, Sheila! It was fantastic, lovely to escape ...Hello, Sheila! It was fantastic, lovely to escape the grey and cold for a few days! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-76152122798151164712023-01-31T06:54:14.939+00:002023-01-31T06:54:14.939+00:00Hello Taja! Lovely to hear from you. Goodness me, ...Hello Taja! Lovely to hear from you. Goodness me, that shift change must be brutal. Don't push yourself too much, my brother went through the same and it took a couple of months to readjust properly.<br />Enjoy your day off and fingers crossed you don't get all of SoCal's rain, it's made headline news here, us Brits are weather obsessed! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-54999155200047335172023-01-31T06:51:23.822+00:002023-01-31T06:51:23.822+00:00Hello Allie! I remembered you saying about how muc...Hello Allie! I remembered you saying about how much you loved Gran Canaria so it was the first island I looked at when I was searching for flights. Las Palmas is fabulous, definitely not your Brits Abroad kind of place! What a shame you didn't go this year - wouldn't it have been amazing if we could have met up?<br />We didn't see that shopping arcade. I was surprised by how many charity shops there were but we only took hand luggage and wouldn't have been able to carry anything back so I was a good girl and didn't shop (except for fruit).<br />The Science Museum was brilliant - if I do The Best of the Rest, that'd be in there. We had such a laugh with those interactive screens running around in a big green box being chased by dinosaurs! <br />Is it the Womad festival? The sign was already up. It's amazing that it's free. xxxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-58996055430918686132023-01-31T06:30:03.054+00:002023-01-31T06:30:03.054+00:00Those bloody parrots bit me!! I’m glad you went to...Those bloody parrots bit me!! I’m glad you went to Las Palmas it’s a wonderful place. Did you go to the empty shopping arcade at the port. It’s huge and kinda like a dead mall.<br /> We always go to the science museum near the port. <br /> When we go when it is my birthday there’s a huge festival that lasts all week. But sadly I won’t be going this year.<br /> It does look a bit scary when you get off the plane and some of the areas are full of graffiti. <br /> But it always changes. We normally stay at the Reina Isabel. It’s on the beach front I am sad I’m not going this year. <br /> Love and hugs allieAllie janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-91967028313836343482023-01-31T04:50:20.729+00:002023-01-31T04:50:20.729+00:00When your last post ended with "See you on th...When your last post ended with "See you on the other side," I knew you and Lord Jon were off on another adventure. 🙃<br /><br />I started reading your post, but my eyes are closing! 🙄 I began working four hours, four days per week on January 2nd. My body is completely confused--it has been nocturnal for 5+ years. Regular office hours are a shock to my system! LOL<br /><br />Tomorrow (Tuesday) is my day off and we're supposed to receive SoCal's rain, so I should catch up. :-)<br /><br />...Taja 🏜️Tajanoreply@blogger.com