"LAS PALMAS de GRAN CANARIA " a Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Travel Page by MaheshSamtani

Gran Canaria, is, undoubtedly, one of Europes last paradise. Described as a continent in miniature, it offers, a great variety of landscapes, dense forests, with an exotic flora and fauna, dunes as those of the Sahara, volcanic craters and high mountains that, in ocasions boast snow, beaches full of spectacular beauty. Las Palmas is the capital of the Island.

You will find a great deal of helpfull information at the following link, which include maps, routes, climate and other suggestions.
http://www.grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/283.0.html

Speak the language
Practically all of us travelling to different places where we face the challange of a new language, we take our notes from different sources to try to solve our initial needs. I have come accross a link which offers free language courses and thinking that it might be of use to all fellow VT friends, here it is

http://fsi-language-courses.com/default.aspx

Hope it helps. Please share this with all who can benefit from it.

This is a picture that we took from the aircraft as it leaves the African continent heading straight for the Canary Islands. Las Palmas awaits us.

this was the spectacular sunsett that we could view from the aircraft that bid us farewell on our way back home after a great week in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.