Today was the parade for "Cochabamba Day". High Schools from around the country come to march. The parade started at 8:00a.m., we started at 9:45. After the parade I took the kids to a restaurant to eat and have cokes. We finished eating at around 1:00 and high school bands, cheerleaders, etc. were still going by. They tell me the last one starts at around 3:00.
Huge parade!

Had a ball with the kids and with the children and adults along the way. We were cheered, clapped for, etc. Absolutely wonderful reception by the crowd and not one sign of any dissention. (Been reading the papers lately?) Wish Chavez would stay in his own country and leave this one alone.

The pictures are 1. some of my kids on the bus on the way to the parade.
2. Our group starting to line up to begin. 3. Some of the girls at the end of the parade. (Joeline will love this, most of the girls wore high heeled shoes to march in.)