This was a busy day, with us going into the country to Chilcatotora, attending a Catholic mass baptism, going to an art show, a wine tasting, and finally having guests over for dinner for two experimental dishes. First though, we have noticed a surprising number of “closure for tax fraud” signs going up lately. I […]
Viernes Santo
Today is Good Friday (“Viernes Santo” in Spanish) in the Christian religion, which commemorates the day on which Jesus was crucified on the cross. Many Catholic churches in town had small parades where a statue of Jesus on the cross was taken around the neighborhood. Iglesia La Merced is one such church, about a block from our […]
Foundation Day
Cuencanas take any excuse to celebrate, and they don’t limit their holidays to just one day. This weekend is an example, commemorating Foundation Day. This is the day (celebrated for four days…) that marks the time 457 years ago that the Spanish declared Cuenca a city. As in North America, there are a few purists that […]
High End Apartment Rental
The “New Cathedral” is a constant sight from our living room window, but during a few celebrations during the year, it is lighted in the evening, giving us a new nighttime view. Technically the Foundation Day celebration doesn’t start till tomorrow, but a few events jumped the gun and started tonight. Lighting of the […]
Cajas – Lake Zorrocucho
Today Evelyn went painting with Alberto Soriano again, and I tagged along with my camera. We went to Lake Zorrocucho this time. While walking around the periphery of the lake, there were plenty of photographic opportunities for me, though I had left the “right equipment” back in the car… Evelyn and Alberto set up in […]
Love and Passion
Dinner at “That’s Amore” had only two choices tonight — “menu of love” or “menu of passion.” We had both! Valentine’s Day seems a bigger deal here in Cuenca than back in Berkeley. All day long, we saw women walking with single roses, and couples arm-in-arm. Though young couples dominated, there was plenty of […]
Free Music Everywhere
Free jazz concert in the plaza behind Iglesia Todos Santos We continue to be amazed by the amount of free music around Cuenca. A couple nights ago we were walking towards a restaurant and heard a band tuning up. We wandered over a block and found a hard rock band playing on a temporary stage […]
Plein Air in Déleg
Two paintings completed by Evelyn on this trip (post by Evelyn) It has been 10 years since I painted with acrylic paint in plein air, and my experience with the paint was so frustrating that I switched to oil. This time the experience was different… I painted in the shade and used larger puddles of paint. Plus, […]
FotoClub Cuenca
I heard about the FotoClub Cuenca a few months ago, but between my crutches and the December holidays, tonight was the first time I was able to attend. I knew almost nothing about the group other than they are the Camera Club for Cuenca, and therefore my best chance of getting back into a photography […]
Jazz Society
Free music is available pretty much any Wednesday through Saturday night in several clubs in town. Tonight we went with some friends to La Vina, where The Jazz Society plays regularly. They are a volunteer jam group that has often have visiting musicians join them when in town. The big names tonight were “Sweet Sue” […]
