Our first weekend after returning to Wellington, and of course there is a festival going on. These people like to party.
There is an area of Wellington centered on Cuba Street. It is sort of like the Haight in SF or SoHo in NYC (but smaller). Several blocks of Cuba Street are closed to traffic and contain a variety of interesting shops and restaurants.
Today was the Cuba street festival, with all sorts of counter-culture booths, three stages of music, lots of food, and good people watching. There was even a kissing booth, which was a hoot. Then, at 8:30pm they had a parade. It was like a smaller version of Carnivale, with samba bands, floats, and lots of dancers. Cindy’s favorite float was the firemen, who went by in an antique fire truck, shooting supersoakers at the crowds and getting everyone wet. I enjoyed the topless dancers on two of the floats — people here seem to be a bit less uptight about public (partial) nudity.
 
 
 