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    An upcoming Carnaval

    Hey guys

    Here is info. on an upcoming Carnaval.

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    ...and every Sunday before that in La Vega

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    March 4Th??? Dammit! I'll be heading back home that day.
    But, I will be visiting La Vega. Is anyone from ISOC will be in Santo Domingo to see the Carnival? I would appreciate a followup report and especially some pictures. So much to do, so little time.
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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    The march 4th event in santo domingo is a parade featuring carnaval groups from all over the island. It is sort of the official wrap up of carnaval. I'll be in la vega next week for carnaval but will most likely miss the SD parade.

    If ya wanna see the SD parade as well as other carnavals from recent years

    http://www.dr-tourist.tv/pages/carnaval.html

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    Is it only in SD on March 4th?
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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    Pretty much. Only the parade.

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    hrmm thats on Sunday. What time does it start?

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    Quote Originally Posted by MegaSquirt View Post
    March 4Th??? Dammit! I'll be heading back home that day.
    But, I will be visiting La Vega. Is anyone from ISOC will be in Santo Domingo to see the Carnival? I would appreciate a followup report and especially some pictures. So much to do, so little time.

    I hear ya. I know that feeling.

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    I wonder if the guys are up for a road trip.......

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    Careful in those carnivals.
    Don't get yourself caught up in a crowd.
    Criminals love to work big crowds.
    There's an ongoing thread on DR1 about what happened to the dude at the La Vega carnival.
    I WON'T ever go to them.
    Watch it from a balcony, yes, but never mingle with the crowd,

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocky View Post
    Careful in those carnivals.
    Don't get yourself caught up in a crowd.
    Criminals love to work big crowds.
    There's an ongoing thread on DR1 about what happened to the dude at the La Vega carnival.
    I WON'T ever go to them.
    Watch it from a balcony, yes, but never mingle with the crowd,
    Any chance of a quick recap for us of what happened? I saw one thread about some guy who is 6'3" 300lbs. that had his arm broken, but at 300lbs, that could have happened from him sitting down the wrong way! 300lbs at any height is one fat MFer.
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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    Any chance of a quick recap for us of what happened? I saw one thread about some guy who is 6'3" 300lbs. that had his arm broken, but at 300lbs, that could have happened from him sitting down the wrong way! 300lbs at any height is one fat MFer.
    He's a well built healthy big dude, and a group of tigres surrounded him and his GF and were walking him around.
    He doesn't detail how he broke loose, but it would appear he had to fight.
    They can so easily shank you when you're surrounded like that, and nobody else would even know, as you hit the ground, and they relieve you of your stuff while you bleed to death.
    I've had 3 pickpockets try to work me in less than 5 minutes at a POP patronales.

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    Rocky I hope you are not referring to the same guy. Healthy & 300lbs don't belong in the same sentence. Personally I am 6'3" and have never weighed more then 225 in my entire life. A old friend of mine was a bodybuilder at 6'1" and he weighed at most 240. Linemen in the NFL might be 6'3"/300lbs but I wouldn't describe them as healthy, when their waists are bigger then their chests.

    Sorry to hear what happened to the guy but that could happen anywhere in the world in large crowds. You should always take care in a large crowd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    Rocky I hope you are not referring to the same guy. Healthy & 300lbs don't belong in the same sentence. Personally I am 6'3" and have never weighed more then 225 in my entire life. A old friend of mine was a bodybuilder at 6'1" and he weighed at most 240. Linemen in the NFL might be 6'3"/300lbs but I wouldn't describe them as healthy, when their waists are bigger then their chests.

    Sorry to hear what happened to the guy but that could happen anywhere in the world in large crowds. You should always take care in a large crowd.
    Two different guys.
    I don't know your 300 pound dude.
    This guy is prime, the one on DR1.
    I agree that this could happen anywhere in the world.
    It's just that we tend to let our guards down in the DR, as the people are so friendly and easy going.

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    Re: An upcoming Carnaval

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocky View Post
    Careful in those carnivals.
    Don't get yourself caught up in a crowd.
    Criminals love to work big crowds.
    There's an ongoing thread on DR1 about what happened to the dude at the La Vega carnival.
    I WON'T ever go to them.
    Watch it from a balcony, yes, but never mingle with the crowd,
    Watch it from a balcony sounds like good advise for me!

    Thanks.

    Have to do a little more research and see where this parade goes and what would be a good hotel with a balcony to watch it from.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beads View Post
    Watch it from a balcony sounds like good advise for me!

    Thanks.

    Have to do a little more research and see where this parade goes and what would be a good hotel with a balcony to watch it from.
    I went to one of the Feb 27th carnivals in Santo Domingo, 13 or 14 years ago, and we sat in a pizza parlor, that had a high terrace, and that worked pretty well.

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    I would be staying overnight for sure. Going to SD on like Saturday during the day or evening for 1 night and possibly staying Sunday night also depending when it ends.

    I think it could be interesting to see. Like any other plan in the DR it could fall apart at any moment of course but I would like to keep the option on my plate.

    I definitely like the idea of getting a hotel with a nice blacony view of the parade. Anyone ever been to this who knows about what time this starts/finishes on Sunday? Maybe recommend a good hotel I can see it from?

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    I'll be in SDQ on the 4th!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Tomas View Post
    Rocky I hope you are not referring to the same guy. Healthy & 300lbs don't belong in the same sentence. Personally I am 6'3" and have never weighed more then 225 in my entire life. A old friend of mine was a bodybuilder at 6'1" and he weighed at most 240. Linemen in the NFL might be 6'3"/300lbs but I wouldn't describe them as healthy, when their waists are bigger then their chests.

    Sorry to hear what happened to the guy but that could happen anywhere in the world in large crowds. You should always take care in a large crowd.

    I'm only 5'10" and 155 pounds so I would probably become a Korean pancake if I attended the Carnival. lol

    P.S. Its nice to see you again!!! Welcome back!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocky View Post
    I went to one of the Feb 27th carnivals in Santo Domingo, 13 or 14 years ago, and we sat in a pizza parlor, that had a high terrace, and that worked pretty well.

    You visited Santo Domingo 13, 14 years ago?!? Lucky you!!!

    13, 14 years ago, I was deliverying Chinese noodles and dumplings on a bike, making 2,000 won per hour (around a $2.50 USD). lol

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