FERIA DE SAN ISIDRO FESTIVAL in all its glory Kind of like a PG version of Mardi Gras, there are scores of people throwing beads from windows, bands playing, people wearing elaborate costumes, kids standing in trash cans, and floats with costumed people driving by. Unlike Mardi Gras, there is no baring of breasts. One word, damn. Where's Phoebe Cates when you need her? Everything under the sun was at the festival and the energy was contagious. The great thing about festivals like this, are the same reason why I enjoy NY subways. You see all types of people interacting. The young and the old, the rich and the poor, the locals and the foreigners. It’s a microchosm of the world gathering in La Ceiba for the week to party, eat, sweat, and get some beads.
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