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Tuesday December 24, 2013
MERRY CHRISTMAS Everyone!
I intended to attend the Pase Del Nino parade today, as I have in
previous years, then head to Joe’s Secret
Garden for Christmas
dinner. But, the best made plans got
waylaid.
I did manage to get to Parque Calderon and was frankly surprised
to see that the hunger-striking Coopera members were still occupying the
gazebo. I really expected the
authorities to evict them prior to the parade… Later I heard that the Government is
announcing another round of payouts in January, so I am hoping that we can recover our
money before I leave on Jan 9.
I continued to walk west along the parade route, trying to avoid the crush of the crowds
and to try to get a better camera angle without a lot of offending background. This is the third year in a row that the
parade has generated a gorgeous sunny day and record crowds. Even though I was supremely conscious of the
danger of pickpockets, I was an unlucky victim this day…
Even a zippered pocket, covered by my shirt, did not stop these
experts…. That ended my parade viewing
very quickly as I rushed off to notify my banks of my dilemma. Luckily the thieves got little of any use to them, except some cash, so I am hoping there is a slim possibility that the wallet
itself may show up yet…
So, after contacting the banks, I came home and began to
reconstruct my identity card copies again.
It is never recommended to carry any originals, so the only original
they managed to get was my Canadian Driver’s Licence.
While my stay was short at the parade, I did manage a few shots…
Hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day's excitement, Cheers, Al
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| The Coopera group still occupies the gazebo at Parque Calderon |
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| 3 hunger strikers have been there for 6 days so far |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 1 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 2 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 3 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 4 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 5 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 7 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 8 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 9 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 10 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 11 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 12 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 13 |
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| Pase Del Nino parade # 14 |
