Parades

... a big celebration for Carnaval which is the same as Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Everybody wears costumes and there are music and parades going on all weekend.I am really excited to be in the Sun and take a vacation! We kicked off the celebration lastnight ...

Everyone told us we had to be in Antigua for Semana Santa, and it was very special.  Parades every night involving a cast of 1000s, huge platforms depicting the various stages of cruxifiction, incense and candles.  On Good Friday people decorate ...

... would be if you weren´t drinking so much at Carnaval. This Ipanema area was also the setting for one of the many free parades and parties that happen throughout Carnaval week. The main parade with floats and g-string ladies etc happens at a paid event in ...

Yesterday we had one of early morning parades.  It was totally unexpected as are most of these parades here in Ajijic.  There were men dressed up in odd costumes leading the parade followed by guys and gals on horseback.  Someone finally ...

... , which enraged him further and a stick was poked through the window. It looked like a big lawless country for a firsttimer. Things I Learned * Parades are a part of life in Latin America and an excuse to get dressed up. * I owe Emily a lot of money ...

... was the cheapest meal available! I also stopped at several other shops on the way home to warm up. They we all packed because of the parades. That was pretty much it. I went home and watched a little TV before going to bed. I am so glad to have TV, it ...

... and trikes!!!  After the parade and lunch in Powell, everyone rode to Cody for a 2nd parade.  I rode sidecar during both parades, so I got to be a part of it after all!      It was late in the afternoon when the festivities ...

... before bouncing themselves up high and on to the shoulders of the guy trailing the lion. Once the lions had finished their parades around Paddy's market I headed over to the Chinese Garden of Friendship at the back of Darling Harbour. I lounged around ...

Riobamba is known for its parades.  They constantly have them.  We left in the morning for our excursion and there was a parade.  We came back in the late afternoon and the parade was still going.  This one was apparently for the ...

... Royal Parade - Part I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ96hgXeDMQ The parade seemed to go on for quite a long time. Like the Buyeo parades the weekend before, it seems like all the local high school kids had been enlised to dress up in costume to swell the ...

... as well as a surprisingly socialist speech by Philly's mayor, and then the parade. My. God. I had no idea that Americans loved parades so much. I mean, it was fantastic - there were bikers dressed as Uncle Sam, baton twirlers, Miss America was there on a ...

... ! Then finally it was all over, the festival and our time in Cuzco. The last month we have seen so many spectacles, parades, dances and events. Every house, square and street has been decked out in the rainbow flag of Cuzco, buildings spruced up and ...

... to our planned stay here, and were so glad we did! We arrived on Good Friday, in time for the many Easter parades happening throughout the city, our favourite one was in the main square where the locals dressed up in their traditional dress and danced ...

... we are being kept entertained by all the visual stimulation.  (And not to fear--we're eating well to boot.) We've caught 2 parades so far--both daytime affairs--one in the main plaza where we stood in the very manageable crowds to enjoy over 30 huge ...

Une activité très courante ici sont les parades dans les rues. Elles sont si animées et colorées. Ça me donne le goût d'y participer. Tout le monde est dans les rues: les hommes, les femmes, les enfants, les bébés, les personnes agées. Tous ...

Eating eating and more eating.. The day started at the Thai market buying herbs, spices, vegatables, fruit, seafood - you name it - to complete our ingrediant list for class. We sat on the floor of a Thai home, grinding our herbs and spices into curry ...

It's been about 2 months since I last updated, so needless to say much has happened. I last updated right after my mothers stay and Chinese New Year. So that's all of March and April to catch up on. After a holiday things tend to wind down, basically ...