Crowds Gather

This is a picture of the crowd early in the evening.  It only got more packed as the night wore on.  The pictures below are mainly of C1080, the comparsa group I consider the best in the competition this year.

Back in Bag

Truly, I'm being good.  As you can see, I haven't started the fourth panel yet.  Got another couple of stripes done, though.

Start the Llamadas

 The Llamadas parade, held in the first half of February every year.  It's only comparsas, not the other groups that are in the Inaugural parade, so you just feel the drums in your bones.  We were on a rooftop and so weren't crushed by the crowd.  The first couple of pictures are of confetti and doodad sellers getting ready for the parade.  The rest are the beginning!

Winding Down the Row

Still working on this first row, but you can see that the next few will go faster, as there's some stitched on them too.  At least I'm more than halfway now!

Got Text

I've got letters!  This means it's coming along pretty quickly.

Last of the Inaugural Parade

 We did leave the parade early; they were still going strong.

Just a shot of the condition of the street - lots of confetti around.

Small Bits

Small bits of progress on this.  I have the second acanthus outlined and the third started.  There is progress on the upper left corner too.  The buildings on the upper edge are done, and I am working on the background there now.