The excavating has finished next door to the Hotel Carabeo 34 to leave a large, fenced-off hole. The actual roadworks in calle Carabeo start a little further down, just past the Verity beauty salon. Anyone wishing to get to the end of calle Carabeo will need to do so by going via the Los Huertos car park and re-entering at …
Health Centre update January 31st
Work on the first phase of the proposed new Health Centre at the end of calle Puuente Viejo near the rio Chillar riverbed and there is now a fully operational roundabout in place, complete with all the road markings. One exit leads to the riverbed, as yet still just a track, and one leads absolutely nowhere at the present time …
Plaza progress
Both Plaza Cantarero (Orange Square) and Plaza de la Ermita were closed off four days ago ready for the renovations – rebuilding – of these squares. In Plaza Cantarero, almost half of the tiles have already been dug up and piled neatly around the square.
Balcon de Europa, January 25th 2010
Much of the Balcon de Europa is now clear and the cafes are enjoying being able to put out (enlarged) terraces. There is still work to be done, but it is getting there slowly but surely.
Hotel Plaza Cavana terrace disappears
The area in front of the Hotel Plaza Cavana has also now come under the bulldozer as the building works rattle on, which means there will be no terrace for a while. The building works have not encroached any further upon calle El Barrio but access to the square is quite narrow and via a small bridge.
Cute whales
The DM continues to come up with some very good wildlife photos, these being underwater shots of beluga whales. The headline “Amazing underwater photos show beluga whales meeting divers at Arctic rehabilitation farm” leaves one in doubt as to who exactly is in rehabilitation, but never mind. Very dolphin-like these creatures, and seemingly quite friendly. The photographer is Franco Banfi …
Plaza Cavana, Balcón de Europa and calle Carabeo update.
Plaza Cavana is still very much a building site. The main trenches have been filled in but the works have spread to the first few metres of calle El Barrio. Today, it was not possible to go from calle El Barrio to calle Diputación past the Banco de Andalucia as this was closed off.
Black and white and colour
Here’s a bit of black and white photography with a difference. It’s black and white, with a touch of colour. Sounds weird but it does work….Stunning Black and White Photos (with a Touch of Colour)….
A week in Blighty
Arriving at Gatwick airport in the dead of night, one of the perils of using budget airlines, it was certainly cool but it didn’t seem overly cold. After waiting for over an hour staring at empty baggage conveyers – either the staff had gone home or there was a go-slow, never found out which – we were on our way …
Plaza Cavana January 11th
A fair amount of activity in Plaza Cavana this morning but still a long, long way to go before these works are finished. At least in this area the building works have had far less impact on the local businesses and none have been forced to close for long periods. Small mercies.