Hey guys! So recently I went on holiday with my family to Puerto De La Cruz in Tererife. We go to Tenerife a lot as my grandparents have an apartment over there. But this time my Mother, Auntie, her Partner and I were staying in an amazing hotel called the Las Vegas, which was slap bang in the midde of the town. I thought I would make a post about this amazing holiday with my family!
So the day before we jetted off to Tenerife, I stayed over at my Mum's house to make everything easier for the next day, I did her nais ready for holiday and then we had an early night. At 9am the next day, we picked up my Auntie and her partner, and we drove to a car park. which looks after your car while you are on holiday. We then got a bus to the airport, and did all the boring things like checking in and going through security. Then we decided to have some brunch at Frankie and Bennies. If you know me at all, I am always hungry and needed to fuel up before getting on the plane. We also bought some snacks and books for the flight itself.
We flew with Monarch, which is the airline we usually choose. We had a good and pretty quick flight, it only took 3 hours and 55 minutes, where it usually takes a bit over 4 hours. When we arrived to Tenerife we got our luggage and waited for the bus which takes us to Puerto. The bus journey took around an hour, and we met my grandparents at the hotel bar at about 8.30pm. We had a few drinks with them and then had an early night because I don't know about you but travelling always makes my exsausted.
The hotel room we had was AMAZING! We had two queen sized beds, an awesome balcony with a view to the sea and the strip of amazing resteraunts. It's so relaxing to hear the sound of the waves lapping at the shore while your trying to drift off to sleep. I would recommend this hotel 100%!
The next day we didn't do much, just walked around the town and bought a few things. The weather wasn't too great the first day. It was really cloudy, but still warm. We went down stairs for breakfast, which was a buffet style with so much choice. I would usually have a crossiant and some fruit to start, with lots of coffee, and then I would have some eggs and bacon, and then maybe some yogurt. We usually fill ourselves up on breakfast and then we don't eat again until dinner time. We then went to a few shops, my mother bought herself a Pandora bracelet, and bought matching charms for her and I. We went to our favourite Cafe, which we have been going to since I was born. We know all the staff and always have the same thing. Milkshakes. I usually have Coffee flavour, and my mum has Banana or Strawberry. We then went back to the hotel and chilled out for a while before going to one of our favourite resteraunts, Cafe Du Paris. We have been going to most of these resteraunts for a very long time, and most of the places I'll mention, we go to because the food is amazing. I had Deep Fried Camenbert (Which is my favourite thing in the whole world) with peaches and toast and then a steak with peppercorn sauce. After feeling really full we went to an English bar for a few drinks.
The next day the weather was so much better, beautiful sunshine, no clouds and gorgeous heat. This felt like the Tenerife I know. We had our breakfast and then went for a little walk and then headed to the pool in the hotel. We sunbathed for a while and had a swim, and then had a small siesta before I took my mum to my favourite resteraunt La Merea. I have been going there for a few years, and I have never had a bad meal there. I had a Passionfruit Daquiri, and mum had a Sex On The Beach. The cocktails they have there are so amazing. I had prawns in garlic and oil, and then Duck with blackberry sauce and Dauphinous potatoes. I have the most times and it's always amazing. I can't remember what mum had but I know she really enjoyed it. I got to see one of the barmen called Mike that I have been friends with for a few years, and it was really good to see him. We then went to a bar called the Beehive, which we have been going to for so many years. We are friends with most of the staff so it makes it a really enjoyable experiance.
The next day was another beautiful day, so we spent all day down by the pool. I really like the Las Vegas pool area. You have one small pool for children to paddle in and then you aso have the main pool, which isn't massive but it's big enough. Only downside is the water is freezing, but once you get your head under you are fine. There is also a bar outside so you can get yourself drinks and snacks without going inside. There is also a spa which I make sure I go to every time I go to Tenerife. There is so many sunbeds too so you are never fighting for space. When I am at the pool I usually read or do some puzzles in between taking a dip in the pool. In the evening we went out tp dinner with my grandparents, to one of their favourite resteraunts Los Gomelos (The Twins) which does some amazing food. I had the prawns in garlic (Again) and then a steak. The steaks in Tenerife are always awesome. They are the quality of a fillet, but the size of a rump or sirloin. It came with chips and a salad. One thing I notice is they don't serve many fresh vegetables. We then went to a bar for a few drinks before heading to bed.
The next day was my grandads birthday, we went up to their apartment in the morning, and gave him our cards and gifts, and bought him a cake from a local bakery. It was nice to spend quality time with my grandparents on this fantastic island. We then went back to the hotel and sunbathed and swam for a while before going for an early dinner, because there was only a small buffet at the party. We went to a resteraunt called Cosmopolitan, I had some Camenbert (I think you can see a theme here) and then tortolinni with a cream and ham sauce. We then went and got ready for the party and headed to the bar. We had a lovely party, surrounded by my grandparent's friends. Everyone had a good time of laughter and drinks. I really hope Grandad had a good time.
Next day we did the same as the last few days, making the most of the sunshine before heading home. The weather wasn't as good as the other few days, so we didn't spend all day at the pool, we were so tried so we went back to the room and had a nap. Mum and I decided to go back to La Merea as we enjoyed it so much last time. I had the same starter, but I had steak in pepper sauce and my mum had beef stroganoff. It again, was an amazing meal. We then went to the Beehive for a few drinks, but ended up heading back earlier than normal because we were all so tired.
The next day was our last full day so we did some walking around the town, getting all the last bits we needed, and then had a afternoon by the pool. We went out for dinner with my grandparents again. We went to a resteraunt a little way out of the town centre. It's called the Monastario, there is a few different resteraunts there, but we went to the one my grandparents usually go to. I had Camenbert (I had to make the most of it) and then a ginormous leg of lamb with sauteed potatoes and veg. The sides weren't that good, but the meat...Oh My God! It was so amazing. But it was so big I couldn't finsih it. We went back to a bar and had drinks unti it closed. We wanted to make the most of everything before we had to leave.
On our last day we spent the morning by the pool and then we went back to Cafe Du Paris for dinner at lunch time to fuel us before our flight back home. I had Camenbert (sorry if your getting bored by my lack of adventurous meal picking) and then Spagetti Bolognese. We then went and got our things from the hotel (after checking out) and got the bus to take us back to the airport. I just listened to music and watched the views from the window. We got to the airport and did the annoying things like checking in and going through secruity. Then we sat down with a drink for a while, and then boarded the plane. Again the flight was pretty normal. There was a little hiccup on the flight when we noticed a guy who seemed to be in pain, and about 10 minutes later there was a message over the tannoy asking if there was any doctors on board. But I think it was all sorted out because it was all quiet after that. We landed in the middle of the night, and got back to the car park and picked up the car and headed back home. We ended up getting home about 3am and went straight to bed.
I had such an amazing holiday, I just wish it was longer. My mother and I are hoping to go on holiday some time in September, but we are not sure were to go. If you have any ideas, comment below and we will look into it. Sorry this was a long post. I just wanted to document this amazing holiday. Thanks for reading and talk to you soon.
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