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It practically gallops!

Calle Alegre

Hola Festval - big crowd on Gay Street The Hola Festival moved from Market Square to a new location this year. Yesterday, the recently renovated part of Gay Street was lined with booths selling food and other goods from almost every Latin American country. My wife and I enjoyed a chicken tamale for lunch and a delicious rogelito for dessert. If I can find a recipe that isn’t in Spanish, I will suggest that my wife make a batch of the dulce de leche delights at the annual Christmas baking party we attend.

Hola Festval - Farragut High School marching band parades past a basket of saltenas Hola Festval - my wife and I shared this tamale purchased from the Guatemala booth Hola Festval - my wife and I shared one of these delicious rogelitos for dessert

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Hola Festval - my wife knows the family of Natalie, one of the participants in the Parade of Nations Hola Festval - Bush Brothers had a tent near the stage. Look for a costumed Diego in the background. Hola Festval - one of the games in the children's area was a giant foosball game

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Hola Festval - I was told that turtle shells are used as musical instruments, presumably after the turtle was made into soup Hola Festval - looking through the turtle shell, with the vertebrae visible at the top Hola Festval - Beware of the apes!

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October 10, 2010 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

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3 Responses to “Calle Alegre”

  1. Delayed Viewing Ratio : Frank Murphy Dot Com on October 12th, 2010

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  2. Alejandro on October 21st, 2010

    Rogelitos!! There are done and look soooo beautiul that I am almost tempted to hide them and keep them!! Vivi should be dropping them off at the station for your morning meeting… I hope that everyone enjoys them as much as I would… Let me know what you think. See ya soon!

  3. Frank Murphy on October 21st, 2010

    Muy bueno!!

    The rogelitos were even better than I remembered from the Hola Festival! I will be sure to call Vivi at La Pasticceria when I want a treat for a special occasion.

    Gracias!