Did you know that musician Mike Oldfield had written and performed a piece of music entitled “Mount Teide”. See it performed live here on YouTube or this video of the music accompanying fabulous pictures of Mount Teide, Tenerife.
Mount Teide is the highest point that you can see from this offshore shot of Tenerife taken by Ivan.
This shot below shows Mount Teide from Club Olympus.
Good food is good food, no matter the location. For a quick snack we enjoy an occasional visit to “Don Kebab” in the Gran Sur shopping centre. The boys use it more than we do but still it’s a great little spot for a traditional Donner Kebab.
The new Gran Sur Shopping Centre is only a few minutes away from Club Olympus in Garden City. It boasts a 7 unit cinema, shops, bars and restaurants and of course Don Kebab!
This new shopping mall is quite an attraction for Club Olympus owners and residents alike. There are some other terrific restaurants which I will review shortly but in the meantime the kebabs are great! At Don kebab the owners and staff are from Bulgaria, the traditional home of Turkish kebabs??!
Vess and Ali of Don Kebab say hi!
The Gran Sur centre is well worth a visit. There are some really lovely shops apparently, just ask Jane! Seriously though, our owners do report that this modern shopping mall is superb.
All tastes are catered for and the cinema shows English films throughout the week.
Anyway, enough shopping, good grief what’s wrong with me, back to Don Kebab where the food is brill and the beer is ice cold! This is the view (below) from the terrace taken at lunchtime today! (Thursday)
When you are in Tenerife next and visiting Club Olympus, if you really need a kebab (and sometimes you do) remember Don Kebab. You will love it.
All the best and Bon Provecho!
Hedley
Club Olympus Committee member Brian Bottomley joined us this week. Brian has been a mainstay of the Owners Committee for years and puts in hours of work on behalf of Club Olympus members. His outgoing personality, friendliness and great experience have made him a tremendous representative for the the Club. Brian has had a slightly rough ride healthwise for the last year or two but says he is “fighting fit”.
Brian with Jane Rhodes of Club Olympus.
Brian’s objectives remain the same, to look after the interests of Club Olympus owners and to thoroughly enjoy his holidays down at the resort in Tenerife. Brian and wife Josie (shown below with Gabi Rhodes of the Kids Club Team) have been coming to Club Olympus for 22 years.
Brian and Josie are originally from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire. Brian has a background as a Technical Engineer specialising in the oil and gas industry and has worked all over the world. Josie has a nursing background and now specialises in looking after Brian!!
Its a pleasure to have them with us for the next couple of weeks.
The Club Olympus management team attended the OTE timeshare conference in Madrid this week. Staying at the same hotel was football legend Pele seen here with Tony and Ivan below.
Pele was launching a new cruise programme but took time out for a brief chat and for photographs. He is still Brazil’s highest scorer for the national side and the only footballer to be part of 3 World Cup winning teams.
We had a lovely chat and it was a pleasure to meet this real gentleman.
Here is Jodie Rhodes with Pele. Jodie said “You never put me on the blog Ivan but because it’s football I might stand a chance of getting on there! Anyway please say Hi to all the owners for me” - Consider it done. (Then she said “Who’s Pele anyway?”)
Watch this YouTube clip “the best of Pele” by clicking here
We hit Siam Park today for the first time and honestly it exceeded all expectations, in fact I am slightly sunburned, still covered in sun cream and sand and pleasantly exhausted as I am writing this!
This Theme Park is without a doubt on a par with anything that you will find in Florida, California, Cancun or wherever. The water rides are superb, particularly “The Dragon”, “The Volcano” and the Wave pool. There is a glorious white sandy beach and when you are relaxing there you could honestly be in the Caribbean (without the hurricanes, daily downpours, humidity or insects!). The entrance fee is 28 Euros for adults and it is worth every penny. Once inside, the prices for food and drinks are very reasonable and the quality is very high. The entrance is literally a 3 or 4 minute walk from Club Olympus in Garden City.
We think it is a superb day out and had a blast so do give it a shot when you are down here. If you have already been, leave us a comment (click on “comment” just below) or if you have any questions drop us a line via “comments”. Click here for the official Siam Park website.
Cheers - Ivan
As mentioned previously, the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe (OTE) have been holding a writing competion for timeshare owners. A number of Club Olympus owners submitted entries describing their timeshare experiences.
Here is an extract from a piece submitted by Olympus owner Dave Bownes:-
“We have found that all the staff at Club Olympus are so helpful and friendly so why go any where else when we can be well looked after here? It’s twenty minutes by road from the airport, perhaps a bit longer in Via Express coach but that’s to be expected. Still it’s nice to be driven to our destination where life seems to be very warm and friendly. The view from our Time Share apartment is so lovely when you catch the sun going down. Just sitting there looking out to sea is something gives you that lovely warm feeling before you go out at night.
Our timeshare is our little piece of Tenerife where we live for the two weeks that we are here. The thing about our timeshare is that it’s so pleasant. You don’t think you have wasted money on somewhere you don’t like and it is money well spent. Lying around the pool and having a drink in the bar is so refreshing. To be able to go and make a ‘cuppa’ and look out to sea and have a salad butty is so nice and peaceful. To have a spare bedroom, where you can spread your holiday clothes out in extra wardrobes that you don’t get on a “bucket and spade” holiday. It gives you more room to play with without being cluttered up in one room .The apartment is so spacious and nicely set out for easy living and cleaning .
We love our Time Share for all the right reasons as it’s our home and it is a friendly home were we can sit and watch the world go by and just think where we are going tonight for a lovely meal and drink in a nice bar and walk. This is our Time Share.”
Dave and Trisha Bownes
Photograph taken by Dave from his Club Olympus balcony
As mentioned on an earlier post, every Thursday evening we have a Parrot show at the Poolside Bar. It really is a superb bit of entertainment so do make a point of joining us on Thursday evenings when you are staying at Club Olympus. Scroll down this page for a full write up on the “Comares Parrot Show”. You can also click here to visit their website. Pictured below is Ivan with his arms full!
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