December 26-31, 2018 Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve fireworks, Fajardos done

   

Did you have these delicacies available for purchase during the holidays at YOUR deli?


Tamales, made mostly of corn meal, the official Christmas food of Guatemala. To the left are chichitos, half-sized tamales. 



Yum. Yum. Deep-fried plantains and black-bean paste: enjoyed by Guatemalans all year long. Mmmm.

I went food shopping alone 😱 

Muchas gracias, Presidente Alvarado, for taking us to the supermarket to buy food, saving us the bother and expense of a taxi. 


Now, what did we do for New Year’s Eve?
I couldn’t leave Guatemala without buying and setting off fireworks. In Canada, these activities are illegal. 



I bought the cheapest firework product. 


This photo is contrived. My photos didn’t turn out, so I photoshopped this collage to be as accurate as possible, and to show who was there. 



Last year, the guard let us in so we could see the New Year’s Eve fireworks closer and unobstructed. This year: no. We watched as much as we could, with the guardhouse and its bright lights hampering our enjoyment of the pyrotechnics 🧨  Christmas Eve was much better, viewing from the Rodriguez penthouse, with lots of colored lights everywhere in the sky. 


Comments

  1. Merlene1 January 2019 at 14:52

    I can't believe the Farajdo's are already finished. How time flies. Guatemalan's really do make the best tamales.

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