Wednesday, March 20, 2011
Another beautiful day in this charming port. Arrangements were made to disembark Dorothy from the ship and get her settled and on the way home tomorrow morning. The port agent lined up a taxi for us to take her to the hotel for the evening. Paco loved his city and insisted on giving us a very special tour. Dorothy’s hotel was located in the heart of Santa Cruz, right across from the Garcia Sanabria Park. This park is filled with sculpture works of contemporary artists, exhibited alongside palm trees and other tropical plant species.
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%5B4%5D.jpg "One too many times thru the dessert buffet")
%5B4%5D.jpg "Santa Cruz street scene")
The buildings along the perfectly manicured promenades were colorful and displayed varying forms of architecture. The most interesting of buildings was the Auditorio de Tenerife, the home of the symphony orchestra seating 1700. this magnificent building was designed by the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava and has become the trademark of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. We understand that he is the chosen architect for the 911 monument.
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%5B4%5D.jpg "Auditorio de Tenerife")
The Captain has just announced that we are leaving port and will be travelling in the company of many ships tonight as all ships headed toward Africa will be sailing in the same shipping lanes. Guess we may have to close the curtains tonight.
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