One of my friends is seriously considering volunteering at an orphanage in India run by this NGO. Good for her! You can read more about the Society for Social Justice and Human Resource Development at http://sojahurmngo.com/
La Casa Del Maestro means “The Teacher’s House” and that’s exactly what this museum is – it used to be the village teacher’s house, with the classroom just inside the front door: one end is now display cases with things like old school books, and the other displays the devil costume, used for the village’s main fiesta. The house is built around central courtyard, with a tank for storing rainwater,…
I went into town with my son, and while he was looking into mobile phone contracts, I happened across two street entertainers blowing bubbles. I’m a big kid about bubbles. I can blow bubbles 6 ” / 15 cm across sometimes, (hey, I used to play clarinet, and I learned some breath control) but that’s about my limit. These people were using big loops of cloth and the wind, and…
The astronomical viewpoint in Tijarafe is now open. It’s easy to find, right beside the main road (the LP1) at km 83, which is about 2 km north of the main village of Tijarafe, right beside a restaurant with a good reputation. It’s not the darkest viewpoint, but it must have a terrific view of the sunset. Each astronomical viewpoint on La Palma has information panels, and those at…
Well, since my son’s at camp and I didn’t have to be home by 2 pm, I bunked off. I left home later than intended, but I got to Tijarafe before noon – in good time to see the little museum, which I was told opened from Monday to Friday and shut at 1 pm. I found it without too much trouble, but it was shut. This was rather annoying…
This is the street in Tijarafe which leads from the church to the Town Hall, where the cemetery used to be. Consequently it has the eloquent and poignant name, “Goodbye Street” (Calle Adios) This stuck in the mind of a local girl who emigrated to Cuba and became a poet: “If you come to visit my island, La Palma, do not forget Tijarafe where there is a street called Adios……