Had a great day last Saturday at the fesstival de bandas in Condom. We went with our friends Liz and John from Hannan St/Viella
We arrived early, say 11.000am just in time to see last nights drunks staggering to the bars for a heart starter. There is a firm rule that the bars close at 4 am. but I'm not sure what time they are allowed to reopen. There were open urinoirs everywhere in the street and all shops in the centre were boarded up, except for the bars which had special Heineken extensions outside. See this version of events here,
Pinned up on the wall of the main cathedral was a sign saying "We respect the environment, please dispose of empty bottles and glasses (all plastic) here. Use the Condom" Next to it was a 3 metre tall netting condom to serve as a rubbish bin. I'm not sure the guy in the vatican would approve.
The crowd was mostly young and partisan and the bandas were brassy and more spanish sounding than French. They were enthusiatic but the standard of the Marching was not quite up to Edinburgh Tattoo standard.
All in all a wonderful days entertainment but we didn't stay for the serious drinking to recommence.
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