We had an incredibly wonderful time in Santa Barbara celebrating the Old Spanish Days Fiesta!! There was never a dull moment throughout the weekend!! It was fantastic for Charlene and I to enjoy the time together with Elizabeth, Dennis, and Rachel!!We started out the weekend by enjoying flamenco dancers of all ages! These girls were excited to show me their festive dresses when I asked them if I could take their photo!
On the stage were all kinds of colorful dresses spinning and turning to the music!! It was so much fun to watch!Ladies getting ready to dance were excited to showcase their dresses!I really loved all the colors in these dresses. Flamenco dancing is serious business!!These colorfully dressed young girls were getting ready to go onstage and dance!!The Spanish colors were flying everywhere around Santa Barbara!!Charlene met a good friend she wanted to bring him home!!When you go to Santa Barbara, it is a requirement to taste their spectacular wines!! Here Rachel and I were enjoying a glass at our favorite wine tasting location!!Charlene and Elizabeth found this great dolphin as we were tasting wine for this special photo!!As we were enjoying our wine, this wonderful mariachi band stopped and played some great songs!! I simply love listening to their music and watching them play. There were a number of mariachi bands playing around the city!!I especially love this photo of Charlene and Elizabeth as we were enjoying our wine!!People celebrate Old Spanish Days by sprinkling confetti on each other!! We had such a wonderful time!!The following day, as we were waiting for the fiesta at Loquita restaurant to begin, these horses walked by to get ready to be in the parade.Loquita had an unbelievable fiesta!! There was unlimited sangria and all kinds of tapas plates of foods to enjoy! They gave us these festive flowers as we entered the restaurant!!This gentleman was carving a jamon (ham) to serve on the tapas plates. It was cooked to perfection!An especially wonderful treat for me was to see Rachel!! She is quite the impressive professional!!It was fun to learn about mezcal and try a number of shots! This is a great product and very smooth!!We especially enjoyed eating the paella!! It required quite a while for it to be prepared, but it was well worth the wait!! We received a ticket for the paella as we entered the fiesta and enjoying it was one of the highlights of the fiesta!!This couple was at the table next to us and I told the woman that I especially loved her hat!!In addition to the unlimited sangria, their bar was in operation for making various cocktails. It was such a fun fiesta!!While we were at the bar ordering drinks, I enjoyed talking with this woman. I especially liked both the confetti and the beautiful white flower in her hair!!These are the special negroni cocktails that Elizabeth ordered! They were a delight to drink!!Everyone was enjoying the fiesta celebration!!A special highlight of the fiesta at Loquita were the flamenco dancers!! It was incredibly fun to enjoy the music and watch the dancers!!It was amazing to watch the moves and grace of these two dancers!!Mother and daughter were impressively moving to the music too!!Brother and sister also had a wonderful time dancing together!! The Loquita fiesta was so much fun!!These wonderful ladies were dancing near us and it was wonderful to take their photo! Everyone had a great time Old Spanish Days!!
Fiesta on Wheels 