She spoke very loudly in Spanish knowing I don’t speak Spanish

 While it is possible to talk about a property with sea views till, to be honest it is getting to the point where the ironic laughter turns to tears.  We are rising another 260m to be 622m above sea level at the end.

Yesterday I cheated you of one of the fascinating fact that they whistle a lot on the Canarias.  



Silbo Gomero, also known as el silbo ("the whistle"), is a whistled register of Spanish that is used by the good people  of La Gomera. It was  used to communicate across the ravines and valleys that radiate through the island.  A speaker of Silbo Gomero is sometimes called a silbador ("whistler").

It was used by the island's pre-Spanish inhabitants. . Silbo was adapted to Spanish during the Spanish settlement in the 16th century and was widely spoken throughout into the 17th century declined in the 1950s - mostly as people moved for better jobs or got telephones.  A certain degree of seeing it in the 1950s as part of a discredited past, didn’t help - till it became part of a vital heritage in the 1990s.




Well, with all that we need a cake and pasteleria Aroma will provide din a 4.7 stars sort of way.   Local reviews are not good - so here is a good and bad one from the last three months



MW had issues.  ‘What an disappointment in terms of the service and the products. The croissant I ordered was terrible in texture and the taste. Any croissant from supermarket tasted better than this. The bottom layers were all stuck together and formed a very hard and thick layer that was very unpleasant in the mouth. The middle and the top are overly wet, grease and sweet. The shape was flat and small in size. I went upfront and told her I have to order something else. I ordered a chocolate brownie instead. After letting the girl in black hair know that the croissant did not taste right, she was very rude and disrespectful and spoke very loudly in Spanish knowing I don’t speak Spanish. What an arrogant attitude. In the end, she insisted to charge me for the croissant. Unfortunately she was one of the unpleasant service people I met in Tenerife.’



Mary Da Silva was impressed.  ‘The best bakery ever! Fresh and delicious desserts, artisan bread, and much more! Visit and try the blueberry cheesecake and the marble dessert. You'll love it!’



With food for thought we will complete the day.





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