Hum. It seems the synchronized sax throw attracts the ladies. Hum. Wonder if
I'm too old to take up the sax. <g>
--Bob
On Aug 6, 2012, at 2:08 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Two for one this morning, since I took around 150 pictures yesterday.
>
> My son and I drove to the town of Almoradí, 50 km from Alicante, yesterday,
> to partake in the final day of the 3-day Moros y Cristianos festival. It
> was, to put it mildly, a wonderful and photogenic occasion, and the crisis
> was far, far away, at least this Sunday.
>
> I witnessed the birth of what will surely be an Olympic event some day. It is
> certainly as legitimate as beach volleyball:
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2008855144&k=zBCBGNr&lb=1&s=O>
>
> The audience of enthusiastic señoritas liked what they saw:
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2008855380&k=8pJJnLQ&lb=1&s=O>
>
> Those Moros y Cristianos festival occur in almost all Spanish towns (at least
> in this region) throughout the year. As the name implies, they commemorate
> the Moorish occupation in the early middle ages and the Reconquista in the
> late middle ages. This is not a "bad vs. evil" kind of image, though. Both
> sides are portrayed in a favourable light, and indeed we were in Almoradí as
> guests of the Moors.
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