Boom!… Boom, Boom, Boom! That is the sound of bottle rockets going off starting around 6AM this morning and continuing several times an hour for the rest of the day. They are often followed by the sound of car alarms being triggered, so the noise continues long past the initial explosions. These rockets and fireworks […]
Dummy!
This effigy head is about 4 feet high, and will sit upon a huge dummy on New Year’s Eve Ecuador has an exciting way of celebrating New Year’s Eve, unlike anything seen in North America. (see here for last year’s report on it) Each family creates or buys an effigy, or dummy, for the celebration. […]
Feliz Navidad
Happy Holidays to all. For our annual holiday greeting, we thought you might enjoy Evelyn’s copycat of a painting by Guayasamin shown above, one of Ecuador’s most famous artists. The art scene in Cuenca is just starting to emerge, and Evelyn has been attending artist’s receptions and art exhibits at least once a week since […]
Massive Pase del Niños Viajero Parade
Niños Viajero statue is center of attention Every Christmas Eve, Cuenca puts on a massive parade that goes all day, from 8AM till around 6PM, and consists of some 60,000 participants (in a city of only 400,000 residents!). We first saw this last year, and you can read that post and see those photographs here. […]
41 Años!
(en English = 41 Years!) Today was our 41st anniversary. Hard to believe, but it was 41 years ago today that we skied between those ski patrol poles to the flash of the newspaper camera, and said “I do” over The French Way of Skiing at Kirkwood Meadows. (I posted details on the wedding on […]
Business Card Printing and Spanish Presentation
I finally got around to creating a new business card with my Ecuadorian information on it this week. I asked for recommendations from a couple of local people, and they directed me to a small print shop about 2 blocks from our condo. I went in with a Photoshop version and a JPG version of […]
Rockets, Dancing, Waffles and Birds
Before we get into today’s adventures, I thought I would give a quick rundown of the progress of my broken ankle. I have been free of any crutches or cane for three weeks now, and can walk unassisted. Progress the first couple weeks was so fast that I thought I would be walking fully normally […]
Magic and Fireworks
We went to a magic show tonight. This was a special event for a couple of reasons — perhaps the biggest being it was the first time I walked 3 blocks since breaking my ankle. The theater is just off the Park Calerderon square in the center of town. There were two shows, and we […]
Happy 4th of July!
For the last few years, we have gone to the Richmond Crane Pavilion on July 3 for their “early July 4th” fireworks. Various music groups play for a couple hours, then the Oakland Symphony plays for an hour leading up to the fireworks, following with more music while the sky lights up. The area is […]
Don’t Rain On My Parade
or Halloween In January?? [Note: I haven’t posted for a few days because I have been sick with a bad head cold, and have been staying mostly indoor for the past couple days. This will probably be our last post before returning home Tuesday.] Today marks the end of Santos Inocentes, and includes the second […]
