Monday 12 November 2007
We visited the town of Gaiman today, a little ways inland. It was originally founded by Welsh settlers, and still preserves a lot of that tradition. Welsh is spoken by the elders, and is seen around town, and having a Welsh afternoon tea is a big attraction. (Ryan and I shared one and could barely walk away after so many delicious cakes and scones!)
Another big attraction in town is the Parque el Desafío (Park Challenge). It is the work of one man (with a little help from his daughter, I believe) who for the past 27 years has been collecting trash and turning it into art. It is full of statues made of old wine bottles, a maze made of old cans, flowers from plastic pop bottles, dinosaurs made from scrap metal, all kinds of amazing things. All around the park are little plaques with wise or funny sayings on them - the one above says "You can buy a dog, but you can't teach it to wag its tail."
The whole thing was a little tacky, but simply wonderful all the same.
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