Friday night was the fiesta for issue 7 of Fanzine Ruido. I wanted to go, so did my husband, and it was too late for our son. We got lucky at someone else’s expense. Our friends Helen and Theresa wanted to go too, but their clutch has an intermittent problem, and they didn’t trust it all the way to Los Llanos. On the other hand, they had to come to…
Ruido fanzine will hold a concert to launch issue seven at Jor and Jor in Los Llanos (beside the millenium cinema) at 10 pm. A measly €3 will get you in to a concert by “Casiano Melian” and “Eremiot y la tripulación”, with a drink and copy of the fanzine thrown in. And the Bar de Anne in El Paso,hosts a concert starting at 9 pm, with “Capitan Cogollo”, “Carlos…
Yesterday I went to the local pizzeria with my son. It was €1.10 for a Nestea and €1.60 for a beer (0.3 litre), and the pizzas are between about €7 and €10. This morning I met a friend at a bar in Santa Cruz, and it was just under €10 for a sandwich, two fresh fruit-juices, and a green tea. The local ice-cream (made with milk and eggs – delicious)…
Last night I finally got to see the dancing horses (caballos fufo) during the fiesta in Tazacorte. I wanted to get photos, so I made sure I charged up the camera battery, and tookthe full kit. When I got there, I found that the horses were dancing in pretty dark streets, and that they move really fast. So I was really pleased that I’d brought along my big flash gun,…
Fufo horses in Tazacorte. Today (Monday 29th) is the feast day of St Michael. Since he’s the patron saint of Tazacorte, last night the town celebrated with their famous dancing horses. Famous on La Palma, at least. Would you believe, it’s the first time I’ve seen this in almost 18 years of living here. The crowd following the fufo horses. Well, it’s fun. As you can see, a horse-shaped frame…
Monday is the feast day of St Michael Archangel. Although he’s the patron saint of the whole island, shops will be shut only in Santa Cruz and Tazacorte – that’s the main town, not Puerto Tazacorte. It’s traditional to hold the best bit of a fiesta on the night before the public holiday, so you can party half the night without worrying about the alarm clock drilling into your hangover…