Big happenings around here. Last night was the eve of the big day and there were parades and street vendors (more than usual) and lots of fireworks. The fireworks down here start late in the evening and take a break from about midnight to 4am. Then about 4am they start again to welcome the day. Funny thing about those early morning fireworks: they don't have big bright lights, just a flash of light and smoke. They are more closely related to surface to air missiles (low flying too) than pretty fireworks. But who am I to buck tradition.
Most of the schools for the little ones are closed today, and many of the shops are closed too. Makes traffic a little better and less hazardous for our walks around the city.
We went to the famous dulcé factory last night to see just how great these candies were. They have a little museum that tells the rich history (ja-ja-ja)* of the candy industry here. They are pretty good. Lots of unfamiliar concoctions and most contained a fruit of some sort, but a few that we could recognize and pick out. Chocolate is universal and we stuck to that. Quite good. We have a few more to sample tonight, but so far it has all been great.
*= ha-ha-ha in spanish is ja-ja-ja
We ventured into the bar scene last night, just the two of us and found a sweet little spot just of the main drag. They had a live band ( 1 guy and a guitar) and he was great. One of the chefs from the back came out and joined him and they were great together. They even sung a few songs in broken english. We were running a little short on time so we had to jet a little early from there. Our host family makes dinner for us each evening at 9pm, and we didn't tell here we would be out boozin' it up. I hate for food to go to waste so we headed out. But for a dollar a beer, and two for one drinks, we will be back to that place again for sure.
When we got home, we found 15 60+ year old women finishing up knitting and gossiping about who knows what. If anyone needs convincing this is a close-knit (lots of puns today) and social country, check this out: Alejandra (our host mother) has knitting with friends on Monday, another girls group on Tuesday, and family poker night on Thursdays. Poncho (host dad) isn't quite as social and doesn't do near as much as Alejandra. We snacked on leftovers and let Alejandra rest from her big night.
Time to go home and take a quick rest before our daily feast at 3!
Later all
Steve
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