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As we come to the end of another Year we would like to thank all of you who have bought, sold or rented through Estupendo and we look forward to helping you with all your relocation and property needs in 2012.

Feliz Navidad
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year

With Best Wishes:
Alan & Trisha, Sue & Chris, Corina & Martin.

Costa Teguise Christmas Parade Starts 5.15 beach front Las Cucharas December 22nd then all along the front to Dolphin bar etc then into Pueblo for 6.30 dancing & carols will be face painting etc in pueblo & Papa Noel. Why not join in the parade along the front and wear fancy dress!!

For those classical music fans out there:

We are now approaching what will be the 'Grand Finale' of the CHC and Bodega Stratvs 2011 concert series. Jennifer Pike (violin) and Jeremy Pike (piano) combine artistic forces with Arsha Kaviani (piano) to present what will undoubtedly be 2 concerts that showcase the talents of these young musical prodigies. Please see http://www.thecamelhouse.com/pages/en/home.php for more details

Concert 1:
Bodega Stratvs, La Geria

Saturday 29th October at 19:30
Tickets 30€

This weekend was my birthday weekend so I decided that cooking was definitely out of the question - not that I do a great deal of cooking, Chris is head chef in our house!! so Friday night was spent in the Chinese - Golden City - located opposite the Teguise Playa Hotel - ok not traditional fare but excellent value for money and the choice of dishes is second to none from their buffet!! If you like prawns then this is definitely worth a visit. The staff are friendly and the food is piping hot and freshly cooked.

Saturday afternoon we spent in Kerman's sampling some of the most tastiest tapas you could wish for washed down with a refreshing glass of white wine. There is so much to choose from and the staff are attentive and helpful. I have always thought tapas is expensive but this place certainly proves me wrong. Ask for their traditional House sweet to finish off........... it is to die for but be aware it is very filling as well as fattening.

To round off the weekend on Sunday evening we went to La Aulaga now known as Casa Felix overlooking the sea at Playa Bastian. We decided to go for traditional fare so Felix brought us a selection of typically Canarian dishes, washed down with a wonderful bottle of wine. The service is second to none, the ambience fabulous along with the views..... and on a Friday and Saturday night he has traditional Spanish music playing from around 10 pm so well worth a visit to sample the local Canarian hospitality.

Don’t miss this remarkable opportunity to hear these brilliant young prize winning prodigies shine in an evening of dazzling musical fireworks.

The first concert will be held at Bodega Stratvs on Friday 24th June and the second on the following evening (Saturday 25th) at the Camel House. Both concerts will begin promptly at 19:30 (no admittance after 19:20). Tickets are 30€ at Stratvs (includes wine and cheese aperitif) and 25€ at the Camel House.

Please click the following link for more details

http://www.thecamelhouse.com/pages/posts/the-young-musicians-piano-tromb...

To reserve tickets for either concert please send an e-mail to pezpan@gmail.com or call:

CHC (0034) 928 834 150 or (0034) 699 068 006

Bodega Stratvs (0034) 928 809 977 or (0034) 630 085 195 bodega@stratvs.com

Its good news for Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, under the Canarian Government scheme to modernise tourist accommodation 7 apartment complexes and 2 hotels have been selected for upgrade as follows:

Apartamentos Océano - from a 2 key to a 4* status
Apartamentos Nazaret - from 2 to 4 keys
Club Siroco - Big change here as it will be converted from a 2 key apartment complex to a 4* hotel
Galeón Playa - Another big change for this apartment complex as it will be upgraded from a 3 key apartment complex to a 4* hotel
El Guarapo - from a 2 key status to 3 key apartments

One of the best loved, most popular, most authentic Spanish tapas bars in La Villa de Teguise. So, how come it is run by a Dutchman and his wife!
The answer is love and respect. Freddy and Marjo Broekhuijsen celebrate the traditional Spanish love affair with tapas, an exciting and varied array of food, supported by excellent Spanish drinks.

It gave me great pleasure to be asked by Bourbon Street Show Bar in Puerto Del Carmen to be one of their judges for Lanzarote's Got Talent. The first auditions took place on Friday 29 October and I am pleased to say that there really is some fantastic talent here on the Island of Lanzarote. The next set of auditions, semi final and final were held on Friday 5th November. A fantastic night was had by all and we will be doing the same again next year!! The whole process was recorded by travelstars.tv so log in to:
www.travelstars.tv and have a look at the fabulous talent we have!!

Last Friday the Children’s carnival stopped work and traffic in the centre of Teguise, whilst the children marched down the streets to the sound of batucada dressed in costumes of painters, chefs and cowboys & girls.