We didn’t attend the last two Sunday performances as one was a soprano which didn’t interest us and the second because I just didn’t get us tickets! Right before we left Eric called his brother Ian who is here with his wife Linda in a condo in El Cid. They are in El Cid for a month with Linda’s brother and sister in law and then Ian and Linda move to the Cerritos resort and Judy and Craig go home. I haven’t seen their place so we thought we’d drop over after the concert. It turned out that when Eric called Ian and Linda they’d bought tickets for the performance as well!
Eric and I boarded the bus just before 11am and it was already getting full. Funny enough Ian and Linda boarded the same bus and ended up sitting at the back. By the time we got to the malecon it was standing room only and you couldn’t hardly get another person on . A far cry from a few years ago when the buses were always half empty.
Ian and Eric chatting while we wait in the square.
Linda taking a picture of me….taking a picture of her!
Today’s program.
This was another well attended concert.
Olga has tuned up the orchestra and we are ready to start after….a nice introduction of the program by Gordon Campbell. Gordon said they would play happy music and that the musicians would really enjoy themselves!
I took a couple of pictures of Ian and Linda but they weren’t very good. They started out sitting down below us at the back of the main section. For the second part of the performance they came up and sat behind us in the raised row which was mostly empty. Up where we are seated there is no one to block your view and they said that if they come again they will sit in the first balcony the same as us.
Listo! Ready to start and as soon as they started to play I could feel my face beginning to smile all on it’s own.
There were a total of twelve numbers played and I could see that the musicians were really enjoying themselves…as were we!
Olga Khudoblyak the lead violinist has just performed a rousing lead number and the audience is very appreciative of her talents.
What an attractive young woman.
The concert is finished and there is a standing ovation which did not result in an encore even though we really tried! They played twelve numbers in total so we were all satisfied. A thoroughly enjoyable concert and everyone left happy.
Time for lunch and we wandered off down Carnival St. to Eric’s favorite restaurant “ Mariscos Chon.” Saw this truck along the way and it is in great condition…almost looks all stock.
Somehow once we all had a beer, ordered food and ate I realized I’d forgotten to take any pictures. Eric had his usual marlin burritos, Linda had tacos gobernador (cheese inside with shrimp), Ian had fish and chips and I decided to try the fish soup. It contained a spicy broth with octopus, scallops, shrimp, clams and pieces of fish….delicious! They only serve seafood here and they do it very well. There is an old Mexican gentleman that we meet every time we come here on a Sunday and he speaks some English. He says he just loves the food here and boy can he ever pack it away! Two tostados heaped with ceviche, a large bowl of soup, a plate with grouper fish &rice and a bunch of tortillas. That was one big meal.
Lunch was finished and we wandered off down the street to head back to the rear of the mercado to catch the bus home.
Elaborate decor.
They all thought they were funny when I got too far ahead and they hid around the corner where I couldn’t see them. Haha!
Here we’re on the bus and this little baby was cute as a bug. She was laughing and kissing her mother and making googoo eyes at all the people around her!
In the end we decided to get off at El Cid and walk into Ian and Linda’s condo so I could have a look. By this time I was full and tired and once again….I didn’t take any pictures. It’s a bit of a walk in and if I was staying for the winter I’d want a vehicle. Ian and Linda will be here on their own for March and are staying in the Cerritos resort out by us. Much more convenient as the bus runs right along the street and the resort is on the beach so they can both walk. Very convenient and as they stayed there (in a different condo) last year it’s like coming home!
The condo they are renting in El Cid is on the top floor of a house and although it’s very nice the floor plan is very odd. It may have been a multi family dwelling at one point so that may explain it. It looks out over the golf course so they have a bit of a view.
We had a short visit and then it was time to walk down to the main street and catch the bus home. I still had laundry on the line and I needed to get it in before the dew fell.
A really nice day and we were both tired at the end of it all.
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