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Caribbean past times: Carnaval
... of Barranquilla is reputed to be the second largest in the world (after Rio). It is very proud to have been recognised by Unesco as a being a significant monument to oral and intangible history. The dances and costumes all have significant meanings, and result from the fusion of Spanish, African and indigenous cultures in this part of the world.
The centre of the carnaval is the parade. On the Saturday, apparently, there were ...
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... 1089;ейча 89; – куда глаза глядя 90;. Я посме 03;лся и остал 89;я наеди 85;е с хозяи 85;ом и его могуч 80;м ...
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... crush of yesterday, getting frustrated with the distance between the parade and the people. If you are rich, you can buy seats in shaded stands, but if you´re not, like us, you can rarely seem much. Nonetheless, we went and discovered that at intervals the audience can cross the parade and watch hanging over the barriers. It was so much better, to be able to see the dancers, groups and costumes, some beautiful, some weird and some just damn right rude! Also, ...
Rotarian Conference
... so much.
Alas, the buses started to leave for town around 9:45. I made it home around 11:15 or so. A cold show has never felt so good down here! I wanted to stay out longer, but presentations are Sunday morning, and I needed my sleep. And plus, all my dance partners left, so what good is staying if I won’t be dancing ;)
The conference finished up in this morning. But tonight, we are having a ball, so we will be dancing again. Very ...
Baranqueeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yaaaaaaaa
... anywhere, which we really loved so we went home about 1am, a bit disappointed.
When we woke up next day, we were thinking of leaving as the carnaval wasn't as good as we expected, but the hotel said we had to honour our 2 day stay and wouldn't refund us. So we had breakfast, heading to the centre and I bought a carnival top, and decided to pace ourselves today, so we could enjoy ourselves.
We bumped into 2 girls I met in Taganga, one of which ...
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