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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Double Six

December 12, 2009 By 1 Comment

Als ich das erste Mal von dem neuen Fish’n’Chip Shop “Double Six”  in Puerto del Carmen gelesen habe, wusste ich wo ich gerne mal hingehen würde. Bekommen sie den Teig wirklich so gut hin, wie sie behaupten?

Was gut ist: Das Essen schmeckt gut und hat vernünftige Preise. Es gibt sogar eine Kinderportion, was anders ist als die manche Speisekarten in der Gegend, die in der Regel nur die gleiche Auswahl für sie haben.

Was nicht so gut ist: Obwohl man auch andere Dinge bekommen kann die man von einem Fish’n’Chip Shop erwarte, wie Würstchen im Teigmantel, ist die Auswahl an Fisch nicht besonders groß. Es gibt nur Kabeljau.

Double Six
Double Six – in Calle Bajamar

Das Highlight: Nach dem Essen bekommt man ein Paar Würfel und wenn man einen Sechserpasch hat, braucht man nur für die Getränke zu bezahlen, das Essen geht auf’s Haus.

Leider waren die Würfel nicht auf unserer Seite…

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Double Six

December 11, 2009 By 2 Comments

When I first read  about the new Fish and Chip shop in Puerto del Carmen – Double Six – I knew it was somewhere that I would want to go. Could they really get the batter right, as they were claiming?

What’s good: the food is tasty and reasonably priced. There is even a children’s portion, which makes a change from some of the menus in the area who mostly have the same options for them.

What’s not so good: although you can get other things you might expect at a fish’n’chip shop, such as battered sausages, there is not a wide choice of fish. Just cod.

Double Six
Double Six – in Calle Bajamar

The highlight: at the end of the meal you get to throw a pair of dice and if you get a double six then you only pay for the drinks – the food is on the house.

Alas, the dice were not on our side…

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