A Street Party

Today there were two 'verbenas' to go to. One was in La Trocha, a barrio I do not know and the other was at the top of Calle La Parra. We went to the latter. It was put on by the hermandad of Nuestro Señor de las Torres. The bar was sent up in the disabled person's parking space. 1€ for a beer and as with most of this type of 'do' you have to buy a ticket first at one end of the bar and then order drinks and food at the other end, paying with the ticket. Paco Padilla and his family seemed to be running the show which will go on into the night. At 3.00pm. on the dot a large paella was brought out and distributed on plastic plates with a piece of 'pan cateto' (peasant bread). Paellas are called 'Arroz' (rice) here and can be simple affairs of rice, red peppers, tomatoes, onion and spices with a tasty stock. Usually there is some meat involved and if you're luck, some shellfish too. This one was a luxury version, chicken, squid and prawns and very tasty too. The temperature on the sign outside the farmácia read 32 degrees. Six mature ladies in flamenco dresses did a few sevillas. We left to pack and will return after eating tonight at Los Caballos Dos.