When we heard that Gran Canaria holds an almond tree blossom festival we were all eyes and ears and ready to go. Have you ever seen almond trees in blossom? For the very first time I got to see almond trees was in Guadix – a little Andalusian town in the mainland Spain.  We were there for work from March to May and stayed in an apartment overlooking some orchards. Back than I had no clue that the plain looking trees were actually almond trees. Until one sunny day in March the boring looking trees transformed into magnificent soft pink and white clouds.  Since than we have witnessed almond trees in bloom in Provence in…