Summer 05': Town Fiesta

The months of April and May are peak season for town fiestas/festivals in the Philippines. Today the family went to to my dad's hometown in Cavite. As the self declared coffee capital of the country, it is weird that they didn't call it Coffee Festival like they did a few years back. Business was not good these days, we didn't even bother knowing what happened to the last harvest from our coffee plantation. As a result the town fiesta is a more modest this time, yet the locals didn't bother the hard times and manage to prepare 3-8 course meals for visitors. My favorites are their sopas (using spaghetti pasta), menudo (cooked in margarine and atsuwete instead of tomato sauce) and stuffed meat loafs hotdogs inside (yes you can find hotdogs in meatloafs, spaghetti, menudo and even sopas ... a cheap substitute for meat); and it all mean one thing.... take home viands =). Here are some pics.


.: marching band: majorettes


.: marching band: drums


.: my little sister playing color game with the roving "perya"


.: and as usual with our trips to the province is a visit to the Casino. $$$