June 24

Freak show
Let me just start off with a description of breakfast, since I have been re-living it all day. At Valor, the Chocolateria, we had churros and hot chocolate that was like the richest melted chocolate ever. You dip the churros in the melted chocolate and it is to die for!!!
After breakfast and an hour at the internet cafe we walked through the park/garden I mentioned yesterday to these massive architectural structures that housed an IMAX, a planetarium, an oceanagraphy place, and much more. One building kind of looked like the Sydney Opera House. We wondered through that area and saw all there was to see of it. We think the Pope is coming to speak there next week but the signs are in Spanish so it is hard to tell.
We walked back to the city center, through the park- which I just love- so bike/pedestrian friendly, but so hot in unshaded areas. We found a cool Chinese restaurant to rejuvenate ourselves in and then went back to take a siesta (along with what seemed to be the rest of the city).
Tonight we went to the city center, sat on a park bench and watched a gay pride parade take place. It made for some excellent people watching. Not only did we see drag queens, etc, but we saw all kinds of people- young, old, all nationalities, all types of dress, just milling about the square.
Then there also was a parade of some sort with drums and women in traditional dresses. It seems that every where we go there is a festival or celebration of some kind.