Brian Gary performing at LaParola We have always enjoyed live music in small intimate surroundings, but we really have rarely gone to them. In Berkeley there were plenty of venues, but they required us getting into a car, driving to a specific destination, finding a parking place, listening to (usually expensive) music, then reversing the […]
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 […]
Let The Baking Begin!
We bought a condo earlier this year, and moved into it in October. We have loved the unit and its location, and one of the advantages was that it came fully furnished. The prior owners were returning to England after decades in South America and left us everything. Most of the stuff they left is […]
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 […]
Gourmet Ghetto in Cuenca
One of the primary requirements we had for any retirement location was that it be “walkable.” In searching cities, we found that word had very different meanings in different places. Many US locations that we considered, talked about being “walkable neighborhoods,” when what they meant was “you can walk to a strip mall not too […]
Take-Out and God Beams
I am still mostly house-bound. Living in Cuenca, but I might as well be back in California, since I barely get outside the condo. I got a bit of taste of Ecuador today when Evelyn brought home take-out from a local lunch place today though — El Tunel. This is a very popular place that […]
Looks Like a War Zone Out There!
New Year’s Eve in Ecuador in unique, and Cuenca celebrates it larger than any other Ecuadorian city. For the week leading up to NYE, people make elaborate or simple effigies. Some families manufacture them and sell them to those who don’t want to make their own. On NYE, they write notes about things they want […]
I Can Read Elven! (Plus Gualaceo Market)
We finally got into a local theater tonight to watch The Hobbit. If you are fans of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as we are, then you will love this movie. We saw the 2D version, largely because it was in English with Spanish subtitles, while the 3D version was purely Spanish. Our command […]
Tiestro, More Church Schedule Info & Google Maps
Tiestro is our favorite high-end restaurant in Cuenca. They are not open on either Sunday or Monday though, so we decided to extend our anniversary celebrations to having dinner there tonight. Their Loma Fino con Tocina (filet mignon with bacon) is probably the best we have had anywhere in the world. We also had langostino, […]
Rooftop Christmas Party
I read an interesting article today on The Weather in Cuenca. It talks about the issue of the internet weather forecasts always being identical (and wrong), why there is no weather on the news programs here, and what makes the weather so unpredictable. Good reading at http://www.gringotree.com/cuenca/articles/cuenca-news-stories/weather.php. There are an estimated 4,000 expats living […]
