Toy sellers at the harbour

January 27, 2010 By 1 Comment

Many countries are renowned for their street traders selling anything from watches to sun block along their beaches.

Puerto del Carmen has a different type of trader – the flashing toy merchants.

They prey on unsuspecting families around the harbour after dark, their wares flashing away in bright colours, in the hope that the small children will be so fascinated that their parents will be unwilling to say „no“ on holiday.

One of the tricks it to get a small child to actually take the toy, making it even harder for the parents to avoid having to pay for it.

A favourite spot seems to be the playground near to the boules. Here they do not like taking no for an answer – in any language!

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Mein erster Kamelritt

January 15, 2010 By 1 Comment

Es brauchte zwei Besuche auf Lanzarote bis ich es auf ein Kamel geschafft habe. Eigentlich war es meine Tochter die sich gewünscht hatte auf einem Kamel zu reiten, als sie sie bei unserem ersten Besuch gesehen hatte. Unserer Meinung nach war sie damals noch zu klein. Als wir dieses Mal zurück zu den Kamelen in Timanfaya kamen, waren wir überrascht wie viele es von ihnen dort gab. Der Grund war offensichtlich: Einige Reisebusse kamen am selben Tag, deshalb standen zusätzliche Kamele bereit.

An einer Stelle etwas weiter weg von den Bussen wurden wir unseren Kamelen zugeteilt. Pro Kamel hat es 12 Euro gekostet, jedes Kamel konnte zwei Menschen tragen.

Kamele in Timanfaya
Kamele in Timanfaya

Der Ritt den Berg hinauf und wieder nach unten dauerte gut 15 Minuten. Unter dem Lava sind neue Anlagen mit Toiletten, einem Café und einem Souvenirladen.

Wir genossen wirklich diesen Ausflug und ich las interessiert in einer örtlichen Zeitschrift (S.32-33), dass ihre Arbeitsstunden genau festgelegt und begrenzt sind.

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My first camel ride

January 14, 2010 By 4 Comments

It took me three visits to Lanzarote before I got on a camel. In fact, it was my daughter that really wanted to ride on one, having seen them on our previous holiday and being, in our opinion, too young then.

So this time we returned to the camels in Timanfaya and were surprised to see so many of them there. The reason was obvious: a number of coach tours were going on the same day, so extra camels had been laid on.

We headed to an area away from the buses and were duly assigned to our camels. The price was 12EUR per camel, with each camel able to take two people.

Kamele in Timanfaya
Camels at Timanfaya

The trip up the side of the mountain and back down again took a little over 15 minutes. There are fairly new facilities built under the lava with toilets, a bar and a gift shop.

We thoroughly enjoyed the ride, and I was also interested to read in a local publication (pp.32-33) that the camels are not only well looked after, but that their working hours are also strictly limited.

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