Thursday Apr12/12 update
We were up late last night and then a neighbor started pounding on things at 7:30am until 9:30. That meant we needed a nap in the afternoon.
We hung around early today, even though we found out later that we missed a long parade of the Americas this morning that ran about 3 hours. I had long ago tried to repair a scuff on a stairway wall but had used the wrong white paint so we had this splotch of white that just didn’t belong. I didn’t have the right color anywhere and wasn’t about to go buy any for the sake of 3 square inches. Instead I had bought a plastic stencil of the country of Ecuador, so I did the outline in black ink, painted the inside white, and then stenciled in our province of Azuay and the Galapagos Islands. It isn’t perfect, but it looks a heck of a lot better than the splotch.
Tonight we went to El Centro and Parque Calderon for the Noche De Luz (Night Of Light) Color Y Fantasia, to celebrate 455 years since the founding of Cuenca. Had anybody discovered Alberta yet back then?
We were meeting Greg and Leona there to deliver this healthy Kefir juice that Bella is now making and everybody is clamoring for instructions and cultures, which Bella is happy to provide.
This festival was loads of fun with at least 5 bands, acrobats, clowns, fireworks and ethnic dancers. I was glad I had taken my large camera and the monopod because I was able to hold the camera 2-3 feet over my head and shoot above the crowd. I took a few photos and many movies….
Conga Dancers http://youtu.be/yvfPbCX77D8
Acrobats 1 http://youtu.be/2M54xMen0I8
Acrobats 2 http://youtu.be/-TRaziOYUfA
Church Band 2 http://youtu.be/LgNQ8PCbJto
Dancers 1 http://youtu.be/PuQrWKebQjo
Dancers 2 http://youtu.be/XPV3MlSKdTE
Ethnic Dancers 1 http://youtu.be/JZYRWEMIQs8
Ethnic Dancers 2 http://youtu.be/-ojEiUygU8Y
Ethnic Dancers 3 http://youtu.be/O6oKKpZ78v8
Ethnic Dancers 4 http://youtu.be/mNYRAlBO6Sk
Jugglers & Dancers http://youtu.be/l7KfuvdmUUI
Fireworks http://youtu.be/iEC_x4TKcxE
Military Band http://youtu.be/IBwPwng3wNA
Parque Calderon 1 http://youtu.be/ajnJN5AtNZM
Parque Calderon 2 http://youtu.be/sNLpXgPEPUA
Enjoy the pics and movies. That was today’s excitement. Hugs to all.
120412 Festival Queen |
120412 Church Band at Noche De Luz |
120412 Clarinet Player at Noche De Luz |
120412 Parque Calderon decorated at Noche De Luz |
120412 Dance groups at Noche De Luz |
120412 French Horn |
120412 Greg & Leona from Belize |
120412 Military Band at Noche De Luz |
120412 My wall version of Ecuador |
120412 Old Cathedral is so beautiful at night |
120412 Older dance group at Noche De Luz |
120412 Older dance group at Noche De Luz 2 |
120412 Fountain in Parque Calderon |
120412 Sax and more sax please |
120412 Younger dance group at Noche De Luz |
120412 Younger dance group at Noche De Luz 2 |
120412 Younger dance group at Noche De Luz 3 |
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