There’s a lot going on outside my office window by the palm trees: sparrows are stuffing the hungry mouths of their young and flying around. At the top of the palm tree, busy parrots are building their nests. The atmosphere is bustling with activity. I sit at my laptop and…
Carnaval here extends far beyond Ash Wednesday for all those who want to party and dress up until the last municipality, Yaiza, celebrates it this year in mid-March. And to be honest, I’m not a particularly big fan of the loud and colorful Carnaval, but I like the traditional, small…
Dear friends of the Centros We exchange the very last old calendars and make friends with this new number, which now assigns a quality to the course of the year, namely a place in our calendar. And just as the new year unfolds before us, at the turning point we…
There are still a few miniature nativity scenes, called Belenes, on the island that can be visited. And: it’s worth it! The event of the Nativity in the stable, accompanied by shepherds and the Three Wise Men, is embedded here in our Lanzarote landscape. The nativity scene at the Bodega…
