shanghaiet.info

Mountain resort

I recently went to Gran Canary island with my parents, and travelled “unspecified”, meaning we could end up “anywhere” the charter tour company assigned us a place. We ended up a couple of Kilometer by the beach, but from this perspective it looks pretty close.

Jeg ble nylig med foreldrene mine til Gran Canaria, reiste uspesifisert og endte opp på denne høyden ett par kilometer fra Puerto Rico. Knall med sommer og sol, særlig på vinteren!
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:49. 0 comment(s)

VW Polo - Rental car

We picked up a rental car at the airport, at some 188 Euro rate for 8 days, pretty convenient with some distance to city centre/beach, and my parents getting too old for long walks.

Vi plukket opp en Polo på flyplassen, og det ble mye bilkjøring på undertegnede, som aldri har drukket så lite, i Syden (nuvel, kanskje mer enn forrige sydentur med foreldrene mine,.. da var jeg vel ca 10 år gammel).
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

No need for rush

Going at a slow pace can be ok for a holiday, and life in general – that is actually one of the more odd lessons I have learnt in China.

Å ta det litt med ro på ferie er bare bra, og egentlig ellers også – det har jeg delvis lært i Kina, store folkemengder og bilkøer til tross.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

Land crabs at sea

We had a 1 day overlap with my oldest brother and his children, that was just rounding up their holiday. Here’s his children, keeping afloat by grabbing my toes…

Vi hadde en dag overlapping med Per Martins ferie, som bodde bare 4 kilometer unna. Her er landkrabbene Jens Martin og Henriette som klyper seg fast i tærne mine…
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

Lillehammer - a selling name

Why would a shop in Gran Canary want to be called Lillehammer, Oslo, Stocholm (we found them all) etc.. to increase their profits. Picture from Mogan.

Butikk innehaveren har googlet seg frem til en kjent by i Norge, for å selge mer, ellers ingen tilknytning…
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

Dancing in the dark

For mum, all music at this place sounded exactly the same, due to her impaired hearing, but she and dad still has the rhythm and dance even more now than a few years back.

For mamma hørtes nesten all musikken på denne dansebaren helt lik ut, men rytmene sitter, og pappa er godt fornøyd med sin makker, som har blitt bedre til å bli med på å danse iallfall.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

Tejeda, mountain village

Tejeda, lies not far from Gran Canary’s highest point, which is almost 2000 meter above the sea level. The climate from beach to peak is completely different.

Fjellbyen Tejeda var en idyllisk perle, til tross for kaldt vær, og at fjelltoppen som rager nesten 2000 meter ofte er innhyllet i skyer og regn.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

Parador @ Cruz de Tejeda

On a top covered by a pine forest, the majestic Parador hotel towers.
På toppen av Cruz de Tajeda ruver det majestetiske Parador hotellet.

http://www.paradores.es/en/cargarFichaParadorFotosHotel.do?parador=029
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:48. 0 comment(s)

T-shirt on, T-shirt off

It was quite cold when cloudy, and very warm when sunny. The clouds were passing by in high speeds, but staying at the Motel poolside I could undress at the right moments.

Det var ganske kaldt når det skyet over, og stekende varmt i sola. Skyene (og bygene) passerte i stort tempo, her ved bassengkanten, ila ett solglimt.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:47. 0 comment(s)

Normally with a quiet sea

Normally this sea would be perfectly calm, but we had a storm passing by that was one of the worst last 12 months.

Vi besøker et ektepar fra Lillehammer, hvor utsikten normalt er et blikk stille havspeil, men ikke akkurat slik denne dagen.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 23:47. 0 comment(s)