Saturday, March 30, 2013

Thursday-Friday March 28-29, 2013


Thursday-Friday March 28-29/13  update #406
I didn’t do enough on Thursday to write about at all.   I relaxed and caught my breath.
Friday however we were out the door early to try to catch the Good Friday processions in El Centro.  Bus service is extremely limited on holidays so I had quite a wait at both ends.  I was headed for Santo Domingo but saw a group gathering earlier at San Francisco church so I caught the beginning of this procession of the Way Of The Cross.
Then I made it to Santo Domingo in time for their 9:30 start and caught the many statues involved in this procession.   I love the brightly colored robes that the statue-bearers wear and love their ingenuity in designing the platforms to hold the statues.  The bars just slide through holes in the platform and, depending on the weight of the statue, usually 6-10 people carry it the whole way.  Then they have a person at each corner bringing a bracing bar to set under the corner bars during stoppages to give the bearers a rest.
The folks playing the Roman soldiers try to be convincing with their whips and when kicking the poor sod playing Jesus.   I took one video at the beginning of the San Francisco procession then a second one of the Santo Domingo procession as it passed Parque Calderon.  The second one is shot from the fourth floor of the building across from the gazebo.
I was in the fourth floor at the apartment of Vivian Slade and Todd Burr collecting 3 Gift Certificates for the Hearts Of Gold auction.  Boy!  Do they have a cat’s meow view of the central square!!!  Thank you to Todd, Vivian, Johanna and Sophie for your kindness.
The view from the fourth floor is spectacular, especially of Immaculate Conception and Parque Calderon.  Around the corner of the cathedral Carlos, the harp player, was performing right next to many booths selling some gorgeous arts and crafts.
I then hurried home to get a start on the many photos to process, some of which I spent hours on, (and that is why this blog didn’t get completed until Saturday).
We had company in the evening for Chinese food deliciously prepared by Bella, followed by yummy cinnamon buns while we played stick rummy.
That was today’s excitement.   Hugs to all.  Please see all new photos at http://souvenircuenca.blogspot.com/

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