Chilling at Tenerife, Canary Islands - 17 September 2005

From 14 till 17 September 2005 I went for a short trip to Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. They are vulcanic islands off the African coast of Morocco. Great sunny weather. I did not see much of the island, since I was only relaxing a bit.

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Here I am, just climbing up a bush for the fun of it. You do strange things after 4 days of relaxing and partying on Tenerife.

Cuddly sheep Koekje watching Flamenco in Madrid, Spain - 4-6 June 2007

On Tuesday I went to this great place called Casa Pata. It's a traditional restaurant, great interior and excellent tapas. They also have a really famous traditional Flamenco show. I loved it! Excellent guitar players, singers and of course dancers. The star of the show, flamenco dancer Rosa Jiménez, even allowed me to have my picture taken with her.


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- Koekje (cuddly sheep / friend of Youssouf)

Under Construction in Cañizares street

Here I am again, a bit more close-up. Look at those nice cast-iron balconies and the colours! Luckily I'm not under construction, but on top of it. Sort of.

Cuddly sheep Koekje in front of flamenco club / restaurant Casa Pata

There I was. In front of Casa Patas, a restaurant and famous flamenco club. Each night they have a live performance. The line up of that evening:
Dancers: Primitivo Daza, Miguel Cañas and Rosa Jiménez.
Singers: Pepe Jiménez, José 'El Flaco', Pedro Jiménez.
Guitar: Jesus Losada and Victor 'El Tomate'.
They were all great artists and singing, playing and dancing with great skill, passion and explosive energy. I loved it!

Looking down Cañizares street

I was just looking down the street and grasping the atmosphere of the evening breeze and the late sun.

Koekje and flamenco dancer Rosa Jiménez at Casa Patas

At Casa Patas there was a traditional flamenco show. All Spanish people, so you know it's the genuine thing. With great fire, energy and passion the 3 singers, 2 guitar players and 3 dancers gave an excellent performance. Afterwards I went backstage and met dancer Rosa Jiménez. She was very friendly and allowed me to have our photo taken.

Cuddly sheep Koekje goes Madrid - 4 June 2007

I'm Koekje, a friend of Youssouf. From Monday 4 till Wednessday 6 June 2007 I was in Madrid, Spain. I left home, Utrecht, The Netherlands on Monday and headed for Schiphol Airport. I went to Madrid for business purposes. I haven't done much sightseeing unfortunately. On Tuesday I went to this great place called Casa Pata. It's a traditional restaurant, great interior and excellent tapas. They also have a really famous traditional Flamenco show. I tell you more about that tomorrow.

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- Koekje (cuddly sheep / friend of Youssouf)

Cuddly sheep Koekje at Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands

Just in front of the gate I was sitting around after a long walk passing all the gates at Schiphol Airport. I was excited to be on my way to Madrid!

Watching the planes land at Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands

I'm just a small cuddly sheep, so I'm impressed by those big planes. Sitting at my departure gate at Schiphol Airport I enjoyed watching all those planes coming in.

Sitting on a pile of construction waste in Cañizares street

Sitting on a container of construction waste in Cañizares street was my way of having a bit more overview. It's the highest point in the street. I love those small streets with their balconies and their colours.

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