And singing and dancing

...so where was I?

Oh yes, San Antonio de Areco. As the coach was driving into SAdA the rain started and, unfortunately, as we walked into the town the rain just got heavier and heavier. We did manage to see the end of the horse parade.

(see flickr for more photos)

Finally we stopped for lunch (ok but not brilliant) and made it last about two hours - I even had a coffee.

Despite our delaying, the rain was still dropping out of the sky, so on went L's jacket (to keep her dry) and up went L's umbrella (to keep me dry) and off we trudged. Over the river to the park where it was all supposed to be happening. Lots of horses everywhere, looking a little sorry for themselves - although they were generally tied up under trees they were still getting wet.

Anyway, we made our way to a hall where people were congregating and were ushered in. There wasn't really anywhere to sit and we annoyed some locals by blocking their view. This wasn't done on purpose, we just didn't know what to do. In the end, one of them offered a seat to L and I managed to get out of the way. There was music and dancing then some speeches (I have no idea what about) and then they brought coffee and food around. As we'd just eaten we declined. We noticed that almost everyone else was wearing a green wristband with INVITADOS on it so we were pretty sure we weren't supposed to be there but there was nothing else going on.



After an age of speeches we left and walked back into town and had a look around the silver workshops. Finally we stopped for tea and then back to the coach station and the bus home.

All in all, not the day we had hoped for but still much better than being stuck in my flat on a rainy BsAs day.

Update: Wednesday 8th November - I've just re-read this and it is so gloomy. I did enjoy the day but not getting wet.