New Cathedral domes in the afternoon from neighboring rooftop

Santo Domingo church, as seen from the same rooftop

New Cathedral after sundown as seen from rooftop across the main square

This afternoon we went to a party thrown by Vivian Slade — the jazz singer we have listened to several times from The Jazz Society.  She recently moved into a 4th floor penthouse right on the main square of town, Parque Calderon.  I took along my main camera and tripod, and had a ball photographing the people in the afternoon, and churches as the set was setting.

I was photographing the surrounding churches and waiting for the sun to set

Everyone was having a good time up on the roof, enjoying the view and the company

Today was Pauline’s last day in Cuenca, so we went to Akelarre for lunch, before the party.  On Sundays, they have a fabulous Paella Valencia, which is a seafood paella. We discovered on an earlier trip that it comes out of the oven at 1:00, so it is best to go shortly after that.  Last time we went in the evening, and got the very last portion they had. It was good even then, but much better when it was fresh from the oven!

Book Recommendation

Vivian (jazz vocalist from The Jazz Society, and the host of today’s party) has recently completed a children’s book titled The Dragon King.  Check out her bio at http://www.thedragonking.com/author/. There is a special until Dec 15, where if you buy the music from iTunes or Amazon, you will also get the eBook for free.  Great stuff!