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Transatlantic 2022 — Tenerife; Teide’s La Catedral, then heading to San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Teide National Park — Mirador de La Ruleta

We’re still viewing Teide National Park, and we’re still looking at the sights from Mirador de La Ruleta (Roulette Viewpoint). Above is that image I promised on Monday of a much lower portion of Las Cañadas crater. And if you read the title of today’s article then you’re expecting a cathedral today. In case you’re wondering, La Catedral is in that photo above. I’ll let this next image explain:

La Catedral is an igneous rock formation

La Catedral...

Transatlantic 2022 — Tenerife; Teide and Mirador de la Ruleta

This next area was our last stop in Teide National Park, and it was a doozy. Here the landscape was home to more flora than we’d seen elsewhere, but what really grabs one’s attention are the tall spires of ancient lava thrusting into the sky. But before we pulled into this turnoff, we were greeted by a quaint little chapel, Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Hermitage of Our Lady of the Snows):

Hermitage of Our Lady of the Snows

Notice the lovely, bright yellow vegetation in the pi...

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Drage (dragon) tree on Tenerife

By now I’m sure you want to take a short break from this:

Teide National Park formations

For something equally scenic but a bit more colorful, such as this:

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

We’ll be covering San Cristóbal de La Laguna more after we’ve completed our photographic tour of Teidi National Park, but today I’ll give you a preview of San Cristóbal de La Laguna:

Cervecerta (Brewery) Tree and Tower Pinks and Blues Streetlamp

Слава Україні!...

Transatlantic 2022 — Tenerife; Teide and Mirador de la Ruleta

Teide National Park

Today I’m taking you on a photo journey to an alien landscape. We’re now deep within the Teide National Park (Parque Nacional del Teide), an area of lava fields from the tallest peak of any Atlantic Ocean island — Teide volcano (12,188 feet/3,715 meters). We’ll begin with images from the area of the park known as Minas de San José. Here’s the view heading out on foot southbound from our parked bus:

View from Minas de San José at Teide National Park

Remnants of the lav...

Transatlantic 2022 — Tenerife; Teide National Park and barraquito at Restaurante Papillon

Perpetual Clouds viewed from Mirador de Chipeque

Our ship Vision of the Seas departed Santa Cruz de La Palma on 7 May 2022, and we arrived at our next Canary Islands destination of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife the following morning. This was not our first trip to Tenerife, so this time Ursula booked us for a tour of places we’d yet to visit. This tour would take us deep into the island and high above the Atlantic Ocean. Indeed, the mountain you see below is Teide, the high...

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Guns at the Ready

Next week we sail off to another Canary Island aboard Vision of the Seas. Until then, here’s our final Fun Photo Friday of Santa Cruz de La Palma favorites:

Слава Україні! (Slava Ukraini!)

Transatlantic 2022 — La Palma; Random views near Castillo de la Virgen and back into town

Los Balcones

After Castillo de la Virgen, Ursula and I continued uphill a bit further to explore more high vantage points of Santa Cruz de La Palma:

View from Castillo de la Virgen

Near the top of our climb we came across a small park, across from which was this charming church — Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación (Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation):

Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation

As we headed back down Carretera la Encarnacíon and back into town, we ran across...

Transatlantic 2022 — La Palma; Museo Naval Barco de la Virgen and Castillo de la Virgen

Apartment building mural as seen from Avenida Las Nieves

Today’s article is still on Santa Cruz de La Palma, but this is the last week in that series before moving on to another Canary Island. Last week I left you hanging outside Castillo de Santa Catalina. In today’s installment we’ll continue north on Calle el Castillete until we reach Avenida las Nieves. It is at that intersection you will find yourself looking uphill, with some pretty spectacular colors to the northwest:

View from Aven...

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Whimsical Monumento a el Enano (Monument to the Dwarf)

For an explanation of the whimsical statue above, try this link: Monumento a el Enano. And after you’ve perused that, here’s a photo of Ursula being “Different”:

Ursula being “Different”

Now here’s the rest of today’s second of three Fun Photo Friday favorites of Santa Cruz de La Palma:

Слава Україні! (Slava Ukraini!)

Transatlantic 2022 — La Palma; Continuing on Pérez de Brito, then on to Castillo de Santa Catalina

Back on Calle Anselmo Pérez de Brito and heading north

Today I’m taking you on a stroll that begins on Pérez de Brito and winds up at a castle dating back to 1685, or even 131 years earlier if you count the original structure built at that location. But before we arrive there, let’s have some colorful fun along this magnificent pedestrian street, which is a continuation of Calle O’Daly and Calle Real.

If Doors, Windows, Balconies, and Color are your thing…

You may have noticed from past ...