Chile’s Independence Day isn’t really a day, its more of a mindset. From the start of September, people just know that vacation is coming and all productivity slows down until the festivities begin. This year, September 18th fell on a Friday, leaving Thursday afternoon, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for celebrating. I had my fair share of fairs, barbequed meat, empanadas (savory turnovers), churros(my favorite!) and cueca dancing(Chile’s traditional dance). Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend.
Aqui van algunas de mis fotos favoritos de las fiestas del dieciocho. Ya disfrute demasiado, carne, empanadas, churros y cueca. Hasta la proxima!
I’m going to start with my favorite series first:
Some marching soldiers from the military parade-still trying to figure out what’s on their backs. Pillow and blanket perhaps…any thoughts out there?
Kite flying is also a big activity of the weekend…notice the small specks in some of the earlier plane pictures-those are kites…these people are serious about their flying.
However my kite flying usually turns out much like the following unfortunate souls:
And to end with…you can’t have Chilean independence day without some traditional Cueca dancing.
Hope you enjoyed the dieciocho as much as I did.I’d love to hear your comments:-)
