The first Saturday night in Febuary is Samba night in Austin and our friends, Jim and Chrissie let us know that this was a must attend event. So on went the beads and feathers and along with Gloria (she flew out from Santa Barbara to keep tabs on us) and friends, we took off for the Palmer Center.
Well! Anything I say about this party would be an understatement. Thousands of costumed, painted, happy people, ready to dance to the beat of the 50or so drummers and a Brazilian band. Colored lights everywhere and body painting booths with incredible artists. A group of dancers and 12 foot tall puppets (don't know what else to call them) that danced for a half an hour at a time to the drums, with everyone there in a circle around them and all moving to the beat. The theme was Madam Butterfly and there were lots of wings, but that was only the beginning.
It was energy like I've never seen! This is what we decided: 1) we like Austin a LOT and 2) we're coming back next year and Gloria is coming with us. Anyone else??
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