The bar across the street was open today for lunch. It is not usually open on Sundays, but maybe because of today's big religious procession, they decided to take advantage of the extra people on the streets.
The crowd was lively. But, it appears that not everyone was in the mood for traditional tapas.
During my first walk, I went down to see the procession. Along with the band and the ornate paso - there were groups on many of the balconies along the route - the band and paso would stop and the group on the balcony would sing, sometimes followed by a man making loud proclamations (for the church, the neighborhood, hope, ... ) to wild applause by the huge crowd- then the paso would continue to the next balcony of singers.... When the paso finally made it to the church entrance, it was carried inside and the crowd cheered like the end of a rock concert. Then, the paso came back out for a bow and retreated back in - the crowd cheered again. After a few "encores", the paso went in for good and the crowd dispersed.
On my after dinner walk, things were much calmer. The bar across the street didn't open for dinner, the Vela San Miguel was starting to close down and the stage was empty,
and the Triana Market was closed and locked...
Of course the festival of nations was still going on, but I didn't walk that way today. Hopefully Albert and I can check it out again next week when he gets back.
Tonight, after I check up on the Whitman athletics teams, I will head in for an early night so I can be fully rested for another week of school.
