Inside Las Nieves Church Today is the fiesta of the patron saint of La Palma, the Virgin of Las Nieves. It’s also a public holiday for the whole island. Las Nieves is about 2 km inland from Santa Cruz de la Palma. When I went this morning, it was impossible to park within a mile of the fiesta. Sorry, I just turned around and went home. I expect it’s much…
April 23rd is world book day. On La Palma, the celebrations go on all week. Both Santa Cruz and Los Llanos have book stalls out in the street. Last year, they had a 10% discount, although most of the books were in Spanish. Since I’m a book-a-holic, I loved it. This year, they’re having events to encourage people to come. Amoung other things, Callou (from the TV series) will be…
Santa Cruz de La PalmaSaturday, 28th February 12:00 noon. Cuban music in the plaza de la Alameda. 10 pm Costume night, with music from Salsaludando and Arena Caliente at the carnival stage Sunday, 1st March 6 pm children´s party with music from Vigord Jazz, and a prize for the best child´s costume of 2009, at the carnival stage. Los LlanosSaturday, 28th February 6 pm Carnival Procession in Puerto Naos. Organized…
Yay! It’s carnival, and I get sometime off for fun. (Actually I had to take time off work, because my son’s off school, but I felt overdue for a break anyway.) So the house is a little tidier, and I’ve finally sent off photos I promised to send weeks ago, and I’ve mended stuff that’s been broken for over a month. And I got to see the kids’ parade and…
One minutes our of a whole night’s partying. As usual, the little kids are the cutest. Sometimes the talc can get a bit much. I wonder why I never thought of this solution?
Santa Cruz de La PalmaMonday, 23rd February LOS INDIANOS – the main event for most people. At one time many Palmerans left the island in search of a better life in the Caribean. Los Indianos celebratesthose who came home again stinking rich. Basically, almost everyone wears white, usually “Gone with the Wind” style dresses for the women, and suits and Panama hats for the men. Some people carry cardboard suitcases,…