what´s cuter than a saint bernard? a saint bernard puppy

and how many saint bernard puppies did i see today? FOUR!! in the main square in town they have guys walking around with big ones and little ones and you can get you picture taken with them and i...have...never...seen...anything...so....cute.

while walking around, these young chaps from brazil, i think, approached me and asked for directions. i told them i had no clue and that i didn´t know town well and they asked me where i was from. i said the US. a smirk appeared on their faces as one continued with, "oh. boosh". it took me a second to realize he was saying bush. they all laughed, shook their heads and walked away. ah, to be either the enemy or the laughing stalk of the world. splendid indeed.

another delightful encounter today was with a poster illustrating a weekly musical performance called "from the andes to the beatles". apparently every week in the main square, a band performs all beatle songs with south american rhythms and indigenous instruments. the poster is an illustration of the beatles dressed up in traditional andean garb. haha. pretty awesome. i´ll have to check that out. i don´t really know what to expect exactly.