A weekend - between two shoulders
Sunday evening. Miss Time is already giving me some not really encouraging signals about writing this post. She says that she, the only and omnipotent owner of the time's keys is running out. She maliciously whispers from my right shoulder that the weekend is almost over, my "best" weekend that happened this week. You know, it couldn't be any other way, as it is the only one I got, the only Saturday and Sunday that had to be spent in the greatest way. But...
{If you have a feeling that this will be a rant post you are wrong! Those three dots are here just to connect this paragraph with the next part and give me time to shift my attention from the person sitting on my right shoulder to the other one, Mrs Brightness. She smiles and knows, this can't be a rant. The weekend was different and unique in its own way!}
But...
...the greatness of this weekend lies in accepting the circumstances and making the best out of them. I spent my Saturday on the couch in the company of two books, music that was coming from my headphones, Hive, painkillers, several cups of hot tea and paper tissues.
It is already a peculiar way of spending a Saturday - said Mrs Brightness from my left shoulder.
And indeed it was, I felt almost like having a me time that is not happening many times. A very-needed rest that I finally got.
Sunday came and I had to move from my inactive state.
Work in the morning? - Done. ✅
An event that would gather many different nationalities living in one place and showcasing their traditional food, music and costumes? - Done. ✅
Eating there? - Just half done.
There were many stalls with food, it was not missing. So many different countries had their stands, like Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Romania, Bulgaria, Norway, Ukraine, The Netherlands...
The smell of the food wrapped the whole place. However, there were so many people who had the same idea as me. We all wanted to skip the cooking time and get some tasty and different bites from this International Day. I think the stalls of Venezuela and Argentina were the most crowded ones. According to my free calculations, we would have to wait at least 20 minutes to be attended by the vendors.
For all my Hive friends from Cuba:
The Cuban stall was the one where we got some food from. And if you guess what did we buy...?
Yes! Pan con lechón!!!
But that was the only food we bought at this event, just too long lines in front of the stands... At one moment we thought that no one stayed at home as there were so many people all around. All of them had luck as the thick clouds didn't bring any heavy rain! Without a doubt, the event was successful.
However, Miss Time was bothering us with the reminders that our son had to go back to his orchestra rehearsal and that the Pan con lechón was not enough for us to call it a proper Sunday lunch. She talked nonsense like:
Walk faster!
Listen to the music and watch the dances faster!
Leave this event and find the closest restaurant to order the lunch!
In the end, we listened to that voice and went to a place that was, unfortunately, soooooooooooooo slow in bringing anything. I complained let the waitress know that we had to go and we would need just a takeaway option - but without any further delay. A very funny, or call it delicate situation was born from that as we heard the owner shouting at the cook. It was not just us who had been waiting already for a long time for our orders...
Observing the photo of these sweets for a few seconds can wipe out any possible bitterness! The food we took home was delicious. My son was 10 minutes late to the rehearsal - but he survived it. The weekend finished well, with positive vibes and Mrs Brightness is still here with me. She says weekends can be spent in different ways than we planned and that those are still the best ones of the week!
I had lechón this weekend too! haha
I had it from a Caja China (Chinese roast box) and it was absolutely delicious. Awesome to see you had an amazing weekend too and that we have great taste in food hahaha.
Lechón is delicious 😋
We regret buying just one of those, as it disappeared in a few minutes by my son 😂
Weekend is over here, 4 minutes left until Monday... No, just 3 minutes now, says Miss Time 😂
I loved the little corner of Venezuela 🥹. I hope I could try an arepa with cheese 😋 they are delicious.
What beautiful pictures you show us. Quite an experience. Thank you for taking us for a ride.
Here is another stand of Venezuela :))
You see the line? It was impossible to get closer so I didn't get any arepa 😂
Thank you @chacald.dcymt
Have a nice Sunday evening 🍀
Yes, you can see a large number of people. Another time you can try an arepa. I recommend the "reina pepiada" ...you won't regret it 😋👍🏼
Thank you for the recommendation 😇
I was looking forward to Argentina's place hahaha it's the truth hahaha
But what a delicious Pan de Lechón, it looks very very good! What a great event, so many nationalities. It's great!
I hope you are much better with your cold.
And those sweets, I loved the shape, I'm sure they were delicious!
What a lovely walk I took with you, thanks @mipiano!❤️
There was a huge line in the Argentina's stand, for the meat 😁 (seems I didn't take a photo of that one...)
Thank you, I am still not in a perfect shape, but a lot more active than yesterday, as we can see hahaha 😋
Argentinian meat .... uufff the best! Although the dulce de leche too!
Lots of tea, lemon and honey!
Good weekend company, the two ladies and the pan con lechon. That pan con lechon has made me tremendously hungry, I'll have that for lunch tomorrow. 👍
Bon appetit then for the lunch tomorrow 😇
Thanks!!!🥪
Pan con lechón 🤤... yo voy comer rico ahora y no tuve que cocinar nada. 🤓😁
Ya, he visto, arroz con chocolate 👍
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Hace mucho tiempo que no como pan con carne de cerdo o lechón valla que delicia. Un saludo
Nosotros lo probamos así ayer por la primera vez 😇
Saludos 👋
Super
All the food looks delicious. Although I don't think I would really like it there because I'm a vegetarian and it's hard for me to choose the right food. A very interesting event, I have never seen it. What is the name? Everything looks very colorful and diverse. That sure was fun! By the way, I am from Ukraine and this is one of the countries that were there for the holidays.
There were also vegetarian dishes too, and sweets :)
The name was simply International Day. It is celebrated every year and many nationalities present their traditions and dishes 🍀
I love the dish
It looks so yummy
That is what caught my attention out of all, lol
It was tasty, at least the tiny bite I got from it 😂
Lovely experience you had, the way you presented made our presence their. Happy to know there was an Indian stall also. I was trying to locate indian stall. The last sweet snack is a famous crispy sweet which is popular here. So colourful picture
Yes, there was an Indian stand and food too :))
The sweet from the last photo looked crispy and sweet, I think it was on the stall of Algeria.
An excelent weekend. I really enjoy the way you wrote about it. Your sense of humor. 😃 Saturday at home and sunday an interesting culinary event of many cultures.The best thing about the weekend is to enjoy what you do and if possible in good company. Greetings from Caracas.
Gracias @beaescribe
The event was interesting, and so many people visited it. I think they should organize such food events more often 🥘
I can relate to the feeling of not having enough time to do everything you want to do on the weekends. It seems like they're always going by too fast! But it's important to remember that it's okay to relax and take some time for yourself, even if that means spending a Saturday on the couch with a book.
I'm also glad to hear that your son was able to make it to his orchestra rehearsal, even though he was a little late. It sounds like he's passionate about music, and that's wonderful.
still, it sounds like you had a good weekend, even though it was different than you had planned.
Different than planned but yes, good! As I said, it was my best weekend last week 😆
It is like that two days in a week which are vacations are spent by one's will and the way we see that you have gone for a walk and there is also a lot of rush and everyone is having a lot of fun. By going to such events, one forgets the worries and enjoys life in a good way.
what a great food festival, think personally I would have hit the Indian stall, It is good to know that I am not the only one who talks to the voices in ones head!
Mrs Brghtness sends you greetings and says that it is perfect to have those voices to talk to! :D
hello Mrs. B, pleasure to meet you x
I am so sorry you spent Saturday with painkillers. Hope the pain has gone and you are feeling better.
The last photo made me hungry! ))
Your inner dialog with Miss Time reminds me of my daughter. Now she is saying that she'd have a snack, and in a few moments (my moments) she is starving and I have to think fast where is the nearest cafe with healthy food and fast service. 😁
Hehehe, good luck with finding that healthy food, quickly :D
Healthy food... and it reminded me about the restaurant Veganic and our lunch there... 😊
Ah, I miss those days so much 💗
It's nice when life gives us an unexpected surprise and we can explore the traditions and food of different countries in one place :)
That is true, we should learn about different traditions and try different cuisines, I am so glad there are events like this in our little town.
There was also a Ukrainian stand here :)).
I hope you are well, Olga. 😇