R. Doug Wicker — Author | Stories of Mystery and Adventure

April 1, 2026 · 5:35 am

Canary Islands — Tenerife; Walking San Cristóbal de La Laguna

*Iglesia de la Concepción* (Church of the Immaculate Conception)

Time for a European-style pasty break, and Ursula found us a wonderful little stop. We were accompanied on this little excursion by my bridge partner aboard NCL Dawn, so we had a three-way share of delights. If you’re going to pin me down as to the particular pastry shop, I’ll tell you that I believe it was Café Palmelita (Google rating 4.2 out of 6,117 reviews). I’ll begin by showing you the display case of goodies that awaited us:

Here we had some great pastries:

And wonderful coffee:

After that it was time to hit the streets of the old section of San Cristobal de La Laguna:

Слава Україні! (Slava Ukraini!)

Canary Islands — Tenerife; Heading into San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Are you tired yet of Santa Cruz de Tenerife? Well, then, let’s get moving. Time to hop a train and head west for a short trip to San Cristóbal de La Laguna. This charming little town features quaint, quiet streets with lots of color. Ursula and I have been here before. Indeed, I should you this destination in Transatlantic 2022 — Tenerife; Arriving San Cristóbal de La Laguna. And today you get to see it again. But this time we’re going to focus on the street scenes. But before we head on out there, here’s a fun Santa Cruz kiosk shot because I just love European street kiosks: