Month: February 2013
Los Indianos on Monday
Monday night will be the biggest night of the year on La Palma, the Los Indianos parade, in Santa Cruz de La Palma. In the 19th century the island was very poor, and many people emigrated to Cuba – the Indies. Some of them came back rich, so that the arrival of a boat from Cuba was quite an event, even though there were more boats to Latin America than…
Carnival is starting
Carnival is starting. Friday night in Santa Cruz includes a wigs fiesta, a parade, and public dances at the Alemeda and Carnival stage. Enjoy!
Moonrise
Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee on Vimeo. This is a remarkable video of moonrise in New Zealand, shot from over 2 km away. You can get more details (in English) of how it was done at http://io9.com/5980370/a-moonrise-unlike-any-youve-ever-seen. I thought the moon looked odd somehow. It was only when it rose higher that I understood. Of course, it’s upside down (compared to Europe). Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee on…
Rainbow clouds
Last week I posted someone else’s pictures of rainbow clouds on Facebook. Today I stumbled across the pictures I took of the same effect on La Palma, coming down from the observatory in January 2012. The only thing I changed with photoshop was the size of the picture – no other tweaks, I promise.
La Palma Newsletter
La Palma’s tourist board have started a newsletter about the island. You can read the first issue here. And you can sign up for future issues a: http://www.visitlapalma.es/contenido/newsletter