easter
santa semana or semana santa, holy week, the week leading up to easter. big deal in the DR or RD. a lot of people take the week off. good and bad news. i like it because many santo domingo-ites leave town, loads less traffic, less noise, but it is still a city of 3 million (more or less, impossible to count) so everything is still open. ,,,,,,,bars, restaurants, casinos...........etc..........some people can't leave town, no money, work, kids, car broke, had fight with wife, but for them it is still a big holiday and they are going to celebrate..............no special events that i an aware of , although a small party with ramone is special to ramone, and you don't say what your taste is for, is it classical music, opera, ballet, hookers? in the colonial zone is the oldest church in the new world, we're talking serious history here, beautiful place i've been there several times, and i bet you a bucket of dirty socks that they will have one helluva of a get down and dirty service. please tell me about the flowers the bishop selected this year...EOM
