A Day in El Teide
To be entirely honest, my former imagination on celebrating a birthday should be... A party! with music, cocktails and close friends even a family, glamourous... I'll be wearing my best dress I sew it myself. I'll put make up and style my hair. I'll dance like nobody business... then I'll get tired go to sleep and tomorrow is a new day.
But this birthday, I decided to get close to the nature. I'm a city girl. I like fancy clothes, shoes and a big city. But I also like to be "in a wild" meaning, walking around the mountain, make up-less, sort of an out door activity-- but not the extreme one.
But this birthday, I decided to get close to the nature. I'm a city girl. I like fancy clothes, shoes and a big city. But I also like to be "in a wild" meaning, walking around the mountain, make up-less, sort of an out door activity-- but not the extreme one.
We went to El Teide on that special day. I heard many breath taking impression when you go to Teide. That is why I chose Teide to spent the day. Apparantely from where we live, Teide is just down the road, I mean of course it's just an expression bcoz the road to go there is surely going up and quite scary.... I have a vertigo, I'm afraid of high... the road is tight, keep going up with many curves. From the car window I could see the ocean from above, beautiful yet frightening (to me in particular--- told ya' I'm afraid of high).
Maybe an hour or so for us to get to Teide National Park. We drove slow to enjoy the panorama. The landscape was like a moon surface (does anyone actually been to the moon?!), I mean it's black volcanic rocks, never seen anything like that before.
Many walks track if you fancy to walk to explore the area. I did a little, the sun was strong and I'm afraid I get to tired and wouldn't enjoy.
I didn't go to the summit either. I wasn't physically prepare to hike under the sun. Many tourist take the cable train to arrive without pain. The ticket cost 25 euros - return, just to let you know. Otherwise you can walk it of course.
Many walks track if you fancy to walk to explore the area. I did a little, the sun was strong and I'm afraid I get to tired and wouldn't enjoy.
I didn't go to the summit either. I wasn't physically prepare to hike under the sun. Many tourist take the cable train to arrive without pain. The ticket cost 25 euros - return, just to let you know. Otherwise you can walk it of course.
We returned home early that afternoon, coz my girlfriend already wait for me under our appartement, inside her car. She came to say happy birthday to me and handed me a big plate of "tumpeng" home made by her. I was delighted. Too bad I didn't have the picture of tumpeng, (I'll ask her if she has one). Bcoz as soon as I entered the house, I grab the fork and started to eat, I was hungry and couldn't find the camera.
After dinner, my husband made me a home made Italian Tiramisu and carved number 30 on top of it with chocolate. The taste was superb and delicious. We completed the desert with drinking Cava (Spanish Champagne, in Italy we have Spumante--so that you know the different).
All went well and delightful, I hope you have a fantastic birthday too. Don't hesitate to share the story on how you spent your bday with us HERE
Definition of Tumpeng : It's a mountain shape of a coconut flavour- rice, accompany with meat, chicken,fried/boil eggs, veggy or anything according to your taste. Usually people make tumpeng for an event or celebration.
After dinner, my husband made me a home made Italian Tiramisu and carved number 30 on top of it with chocolate. The taste was superb and delicious. We completed the desert with drinking Cava (Spanish Champagne, in Italy we have Spumante--so that you know the different).
All went well and delightful, I hope you have a fantastic birthday too. Don't hesitate to share the story on how you spent your bday with us HERE
Definition of Tumpeng : It's a mountain shape of a coconut flavour- rice, accompany with meat, chicken,fried/boil eggs, veggy or anything according to your taste. Usually people make tumpeng for an event or celebration.