Our local town

alantf · 07-09-2012, 03:27 PM

Our local town, La Orotava, is famous for the sand and flower carpets. Every Corpus Christi the central plaza is decorated with pictures made from the different coloured sands of Mt.Teide. The streets are closed off, and the cobbles are covered with pictures made from flower petals. On the evening of the Thursday, a procession sets off from the church, over the flower carpets, and into the plaza. All the painstaking work is destroyed, but it's a tradition going back to 1847. If you're interested, I've put a link, so you can see this year's work.

http://www.ilovesantacruz.es/newweb/rec ... i/2012/06/

JWR · 07-09-2012, 04:44 PM

NEAT!!!

Thanks.

:2tup:

Water Warrior 2 · 07-10-2012, 12:21 AM

WOW!! A lot of views of different streets all filled with flowers and colors. Thank you for sharing Alantf. Truly a remarkable Labor of Love.

bonehead · 07-10-2012, 07:37 AM

That's pretty cool.

PimpS · 07-13-2012, 04:14 PM

Very beautiful! Thinking of going there someday!

bpdchief · 07-24-2012, 08:52 PM

That was fantastic! Makes me want to visit there and see it

Water Warrior 2 · 07-24-2012, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bpdchief

That was fantastic! Makes me want to visit there and see it

If I win a lottery we are going there, my treat. We can rent scooters and follow around behind Alantf.

07-09-2012, 03:27 PM	#1
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,719	Our local town Our local town, La Orotava, is famous for the sand and flower carpets. Every Corpus Christi the central plaza is decorated with pictures made from the different coloured sands of Mt.Teide. The streets are closed off, and the cobbles are covered with pictures made from flower petals. On the evening of the Thursday, a procession sets off from the church, over the flower carpets, and into the plaza. All the painstaking work is destroyed, but it's a tradition going back to 1847. If you're interested, I've put a link, so you can see this year's work. http://www.ilovesantacruz.es/newweb/rec ... i/2012/06/ __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-09-2012, 04:44 PM	#2
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Re: Our local town NEAT!!! Thanks. :2tup: __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..."
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07-10-2012, 12:21 AM	#3
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Our local town WOW!! A lot of views of different streets all filled with flowers and colors. Thank you for sharing Alantf. Truly a remarkable Labor of Love. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-10-2012, 07:37 AM	#4
bonehead Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: elgin,tx Posts: 907	Re: Our local town That's pretty cool. __________________ Standing with the PGR until they stand for me.
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PimpS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Slovenija Posts: 475	Re: Our local town Very beautiful! Thinking of going there someday! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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bpdchief Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 848	Re: Our local town That was fantastic! Makes me want to visit there and see it __________________ I'm never lost - I'm exploring alternative destinations !
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