Condado photographs

Have had a request for the Condado photographs so here is a collection of photos for both apartments and penthouses. Whilst there are no similar apartments on Terrazas, to my knowledge, they will at least show similar kitchen, tiling & bathroom installations. I understand that the penthouses are as they will be at Terrazas but unfortunately I had no interest in the bedrooms and just had a quick look so sorry that this not as comprehensive as it could have been.

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PENTHOUSES (Exteriors)

Just in case your checking back for Condado Photographs

If you were looking for the promised pictures of Condado I don't feel they are of interest anymore given the excellent collection available by following the link in my previous posting to the Terrazas show house.

If anyone particularly wishes to see the Condado photographs send a message & I'll post them.

Had a busier weekend than expected so will post remaining Terrazas photgraphs asap.

You must see this

Hate to say it but my meagre efforts have been blown out of the water.

Follow this link and enjoy fantastic photos of Terrazas:
http://fotothis.com/terrazasshowapartment


Wow, looks fantastic

PHASE ONE APARTMENTS @ TERRAZAS

For the photographs taken from inside the apartments, from above the resort and for the gardens at blocks 10-17 I am indebted to Howard A.K.A. "El Don -The Godfather" for sending his collection to me.



I am taking this oppportunity to invite everyone to send any photographs which might help in assembling a decent record of Terrazas taking shape. If you have anything which might be useful leave a comment and I will contact you. Thanks.




















This is an early view of the apartments taking shape. The "U" shape facing onto the golf course is the area where El Don's photographs were taken.






















The exterior photographs of the garden area look excellent to me and as the golf course develops the spread of greenery will enhance it.

The interiors have the same doors, kitchens and bathrooms as the properties currently on show at Condado de Alhama. I have several photos taken in both the Jardines show house as well as the Penthouse which I understand are exactly the same as the Terrazas Penthouses will be so I will be posting a piece on Condado.

The floors are the standard Polaris World type that you will have seen in any dwelling you might have rented, visited or owned!

I was not aware that any radiators were included and I see that they are electric powered.







Units in the kitchen are a pale wooden shade with the worktops in a pewter look against shiney white rectangular tiles.

Doesn't sound overly attractive but having seen it at Condado I can say it is not at all bad and I can see a run on the stainless steel look of electrical appliances by all you fashionistas.


My updates on the exterior views will be posted soon but I am posting some of the views from between the apartment blocks which will give some idea of what can be seen from the ground floor apartments.



Past the skip & tree the group of
palm trees are the roundabout
which will be at the town centre.









Further along there is a similar view,
strange that!

In the back ground the hill is the
one which we pass on the C3319
road to San Javier. No doubt
you will have seen that is being
quarried but hopefully it will
survive for a few decades yet.










Next, a view of the Country
House, soon to be a drinking
den near Las Islas and the
Town Centre.










This final view appears to show
a large mound very close to the
apartments. Doubtless there is
a reasonable space as photos
always foreshorten the view.






Thats about it for now but hopefully I can leave you with a smile. The following notice was on a homemade for sale sign at La Torre. Now I can assure you that I am not one to mock our hosts and wish my Spanish was half as good this persons English.

The "Better Half" & I are starting a Spanish course in 2 weeks time and congratulations to El Don for passing his GCSE - who's a clever boy then?!!

That said, I couldn't resist sharing this with you. The message may be a little lost in translation I suppose but I'm not sure I could cope with one of those strutting around my apartment as if she owned it and polishing off all the corn! I bet there is just no talking to it.

Photos from on high at Terrazas

I have quite a few recent shots at Terrazas and will post them shortly but I want to organise them so that I can give a little meaning to what they represent so check back in a few days and they should be there.

Meantime I have 4 stunning shots of Terrazas from on high thanks to the generosity of Howard A.K.A. "El Don, The Godfather of Las Islas de las Terrazas " who sent me these shots.

This was an early shot of phase one as El Don swooped over the site in his helicopter and here you see blocks 1 -18.

This next shot shows El Don sweeping down from the west towards the "Old Country House" and it is clear that the shaping of the lake has been done and to the top right you can see the southern end of the resort and just over the dark strip, the outline of the smaller lake.

Don't you wish you could have a helicopter like El Don?


The next shot is taken by The Godfather from high on top of Block 13 (unlucky only for the security guard had he refused the unrefusable offer that was made to him by El Don.) This shows the communal pool and garden area with distant views of the soon to be "Chill-out Bar" and to the right of that the island outline again. There is also evidence of some work on the golf course .


This final shot shows the pool area in front of Block 13 and it looks attractive to me. I had thought that the apartment buildings looked a bit "blocky" compared to the La Torre apartments but when seen with the planting and the more finished look to them I am very encouraged that Terrazas will be just as good as La Torre.

Thanks again to The Godfather for these photographs, top man Howard. If anyone can add to these please leave a comment and I will get back to you.

Come back soon and take a look at my latest batch of photos, I have the show houses at Condado including some interior shots which I understand will be the same as Terrazas in terms of sanitary wear , kitchen style and internal doors. Also external views including the "penthouse" style buildings which will feature at Terrazas. These will be uploaded no later than the coming weekend.

The Great Fire of La Torre

I was at La Torre last week, relaxing on the terrace with a glass of Spain's finest to sweep away the cares of another tough day in the sun. Sharing the bottle was the better half who happens to have a nose like a bloodhound - no not pronounced with a wet shiny tip, just very sensitive, quite cute actually.

Sniffing the air she announced "FIRE!" We sprang from our chairs and darted to the edge of the balcony and there 20 feet below was the start of a small fire. "Go and phone someone" I was quickly instructed and lumbered off to obey.

We had stayed on La Torre at the end of June and the owner had left all possible information on the entire Polaris organisation but this time all I could find was the number of the bar, well the owner is a Scotsman (that's one for my nephews) so I called Pino's.

I tried to explain the issue to the young lady who answered. "There is a fire near the apartments beside the first green" I advised her calmly. "Sorry Sir, you have phoned the bar" she helpfully advised.

Before I could launch into my best Manuel impersonation with a shout of "Fuego,Fuego" the missus told me that the Vigilantes had arrived and were attacking the fire with mucho gusto! I arrived back to our vantage point to see that the fire was spreading rapidly along the greenery outside the bunker.

The smoke began to thicken and we began to cough and splutter (more than the usual wheezes) it became clear that the only wise course of action was to beat a hasty retreat to the safety of the bar.

More help had arrived in the form of a brave youth who decided to tackle the inferno with a few well-aimed swipes of a bunker rake. Full marks for selfless endeavour but.........well about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.


Meanwhile in the bar we worried for hours as to where we would sleep that night should the catastrophe engulf our apartment block in flames (OK I'm just being silly here but you have to grant some artistic licence) and to ward off our fears we enjoyed several of the many offerings from Pino's Bar.


A long evening turned to black night and we decided to return to base. Just one more obstacle was in place in the early hours, the golf course sprinkler system. As we sauntered down from the clubhouse hoping to follow the cart path home there was a deluge of water for 50 or 60 yards and we had to make a trip down the practice range stumbling through the undergrowth of the heavily planted mounds of palm trees and grasses.
Having scrambled through the scrub we arrived back to find the vigilantes had recruited a small fire truck and to my surprise they were still tackling the aftermath of the fire.
What drama!!

One of the vigilantes told us they had beaten a confession out of a couple of young Spanish kids - OK they didn't actually beat them - who were out walking with their parents or grandparents and had casually asked to borrow a lighter so they could play with the nice bushes, what fun.


The following morning the carnage was apparent. I spoke to one of the ground staff who advised that Polaris were taking no action against the arsonist family despite the fact that whilst the grasses will probably recover and the trees just had some scorch damage, in excess of 1000 feet of the watering system had to be replaced. The good news for golfers is that the cost is not coming out of the greenkeeping budget.

Oh well, at least we survived the Great Fire of La Torre