Not only was the weather very generous, but witnessing a new culture was a delight. The architecture was very different and similar all over the island. The locals were all incredibly friendly, including the taxi driver “Hola Amigo” or “Fernando Alonso” as we liked to call him – terrible driver. To clear things up, we had the same driver three times…very spooky! The sealife of Lanzarote was not only fresh and tasty but also stunning, for 3 days we went snorkelling in a man-made lagoon which would become enclosed by the tide. You could paddle up to your ankles and have shoals of decent sized fish swimming around your ankles. A truly unique experience to people used to the cold and kelp delights of the North Sea of Ireland.
As the holiday was all-inclusive, that meant breakfast…buffet, lunch…buffet, dinner…buffet, pool bar…buffet. That also applied for drinks…any drinks! So that kept us all stuffed and refreshed. Shame that only lasted a week in paradise.
As I mentioned earlier, the architecture was very different to that of the UK and was all very similar to each other in terms of style and aesthetic appearance. This is due to legal law. Cesar Manrique who is a local artist and architect thought that after the construction of Grand Hotel in Arrecife which stand 14 stories high that all residential builds should be no more than 2 stories high and commercial buildings no more than 7 stories high. Also all buildings will be painted white and any timbers should be brown, blue or green.
Our hotel, Lanzarote Bay was wonderful. Very clean, tidy, very friendly staff and the volume of food they kept churning out was incredible with great variety. I would definitely recommend it to everyone. Really hope to get to go again!
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| Glorious Sunny Day |
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| Deckchairs at Night |
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| The Gran Hotel, Arrecife |
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| Snorkelling Lagoon |
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| Typical Lanzarote Architecture |
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| Slightly more contemporary |
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