Sunday in Cuenca

Sunday (Domingo) 15 de Augusto, 2010

Before I start...

REMEMBER IT'S WINTER IN…

"THESE HERE PARTS" OF EL MUNDO (The World)

Being that we just had a hint of sun (first time this week)…

I put on my layers (only 3 today) of clothes...grabbed my

book and headed over to El Parque Calderone for a bit

of sun...fresh air...a bit of reading and also...to be 

around the other denizens of Cuenca.

Now Sundays in El Parque is always busy catering to

the influx of family's and their various activities,

However...today (maybe 'cause of my late start)...I was

treated to a sight that I personally have never seen.

What did you see...you ask? J

Well I saw first hand...an almost never-ending flood of

Cuencano's who were just exiting one of “The” focal

points of Cuenca.

The focal point in question...the awesome…marble clad…

“El Catedral de la Immaculada Concepcion” otherwise

known in English as…

The Church of the Immaculate Conception.

The church incidentally is also known as…

The “New Cathedral” in which construction was started

in 1885 (Yes…the “new” one) J.

Now once the streaming multitudes exited…they

headed across el calle (the street) into Parque 

Calderone and…in which I can only describe them 

(the multitudes) as…descending like "a flock of 

seagulls"...intent on laying around a beach that was 

covered with scraps of food.

[ How's that for a visual? ]

Anyway...it was nice being ensconced in everyday real

life for a change. I will say this...It was a kick to observe

and also to feel part of (albeit a tiny bit) in what was

going on within the throng of the various families’...

”park day”!

Also among the humanities were of course the "peddlers"...

selling everything from ice-cream cones...chips...

cotton candy (although I have zero idea of what the

Espanol name is)...street shows...children-sized [almost]

real life-like pony's (for photos) and for some reason....

lots and lots of cars around El Parque. These by the 

way…were being “herded” by police and their whistles 

in an attempt to "keep 'em moving". 

All-In-All...a circus atmosphere and in one where

everyone is enjoying themselves! J J

I have one other observation...the little kids are so very…

very cute...and well behaved! What a “pleasure” to be

able to be in the midst of all these simple pleasures.

So now back in El Apartemente...it is now around 2 p.m.

and my AccuWeather.com "thigamajig" tells me...it's all

of 54F and partly sunny (which of course it isn't...can

you say C-L-O-U-D-Y) ?   

Anyway this “so far”…

has been my mostly outdoorsy day. 

Now…Manana (Monday...i.e. Lunes)...

I have a "Bring a Dish of Something or Some Sort of 

Drink" get-together at Carolinas' Bookshop. So...

I'm "yes"... looking forward to that and seeing and 

carousing (hmmmm)...with a bunch of Expats and 

actually…not being home in my apartemeno in the 

early evening. 

The gathering/party itself is from 6-8pm and…along 

with the various “hand-delivered” food and drink…

should be “fun” J

The following day…which…if you’ve been “paying 

attention”…is Tuesday (Martes)...whiich means it's 

back into the mini-van at 7a.m. and off to Guayaquil 

to get my Cedula ...  

***Ha-la-looo-ya***  J  J  J

The rest of the week...wellll...

I guess it's...back to the old retirement grind…

and so…until next time…

Ciao mi amigos y amigas…

Sonria y el mundo sonria detras en usted

(Smile and the world smiles back at you) J J J