The Deluge
Now Steven said that the average rainfall in GTO is about 3.5 inches a year. He didn't tell me it was concentrated in about two days. I have spoken already to the small winding steep lanes which wind around and about between the houses. These are all made of rock or stone or occasionally brick. There are no yards, no grass. Guess what? When it rains the water falls off the roofs into the narrow lanes, and one has a torrent of water rushing down to the lower elevations. It is the adventure of going uphill on slippery rock against perhaps 3 or 4 inches of water forming waterfalls at every step, especially when carrying a dog under the raincoat. Millie would not have been able to walk against the current. This rain did serve to clean the walks, so it isn't all bad. I'm draining as I type.
The circus that constitutes the Festival International Cervantino continues as best it can in spite of the weather. While walking Millie we encounter the human robots, people (men and women) painted 100% in aluminum metallic paint, acting robotically. Generally well done. At the Plaza Fernando was troup of females on very high stilts, dancing to latin music, including some rotations, and this for about a half hour. They were tall enough that their feet were above the crowd so that they could be easily seen from quite a distance, with skirts that almost touched the ground. Musical ensembles of all kinds, including one of about 10 musicians at the gazebo in the center of the Jardin Union, playing pretty good dance music, which encouraged several couples to take advantage of the moment.
I may have officially become part of the expatriot group Wednesday when I joined "Charlie's Gang" for lunch at the "Taco Cabana" somewhere away from the center of the city. Nice guys, only guys, all past their prime, but pleasant talk. Tomorrow I'll join the big group, women included, for the 2:00 pm Sunday gathering, and meet my counterparts in GTO.
Was invited out for dinner Friday night, close to the statue of Pipila (revolutionary war hero) which is placed on a hill overlooking the city. We had a very lovely view of the city from the location of the host's house designed to take advantage of that view. We were just finishing the hors d'ouvres when a storm came over the hills and dumped a lot of water on the city (3.5 " a year, Steven?). We left the porch and took refuge at the table. The six of us in total had been all over the world, with conversation which touched on all sorts of politics, culture, cuisine, challenges of international travel and living. A nice evening.
In the meantime I got a taste of InnKeeping. My one guest is a rather remarkable lady from Argentina now in the New York theatrical scene, in GTO to review some of the presentations for possible booking in NYC. Without going into detail, the phone didn't work in her suite, the wireless connection for the computer didn't function, so for her business she used my phone and computer. She took it rather well. She is fixed up now with her own phone and the computer network is functionning, but with the renovations continuing these things sometimes get disturbed (like phone lines). It will only get better for our customers, and it is very nice now.
Next time, I'll try to insert some pictures. A lot faster than 10,000 words!
The circus that constitutes the Festival International Cervantino continues as best it can in spite of the weather. While walking Millie we encounter the human robots, people (men and women) painted 100% in aluminum metallic paint, acting robotically. Generally well done. At the Plaza Fernando was troup of females on very high stilts, dancing to latin music, including some rotations, and this for about a half hour. They were tall enough that their feet were above the crowd so that they could be easily seen from quite a distance, with skirts that almost touched the ground. Musical ensembles of all kinds, including one of about 10 musicians at the gazebo in the center of the Jardin Union, playing pretty good dance music, which encouraged several couples to take advantage of the moment.
I may have officially become part of the expatriot group Wednesday when I joined "Charlie's Gang" for lunch at the "Taco Cabana" somewhere away from the center of the city. Nice guys, only guys, all past their prime, but pleasant talk. Tomorrow I'll join the big group, women included, for the 2:00 pm Sunday gathering, and meet my counterparts in GTO.
Was invited out for dinner Friday night, close to the statue of Pipila (revolutionary war hero) which is placed on a hill overlooking the city. We had a very lovely view of the city from the location of the host's house designed to take advantage of that view. We were just finishing the hors d'ouvres when a storm came over the hills and dumped a lot of water on the city (3.5 " a year, Steven?). We left the porch and took refuge at the table. The six of us in total had been all over the world, with conversation which touched on all sorts of politics, culture, cuisine, challenges of international travel and living. A nice evening.
In the meantime I got a taste of InnKeeping. My one guest is a rather remarkable lady from Argentina now in the New York theatrical scene, in GTO to review some of the presentations for possible booking in NYC. Without going into detail, the phone didn't work in her suite, the wireless connection for the computer didn't function, so for her business she used my phone and computer. She took it rather well. She is fixed up now with her own phone and the computer network is functionning, but with the renovations continuing these things sometimes get disturbed (like phone lines). It will only get better for our customers, and it is very nice now.
Next time, I'll try to insert some pictures. A lot faster than 10,000 words!
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