El día de independencia de México de España; the day of independence of Mexico from Spain.
It took 11 years for Mexico to be free of the hold that Spain had on the people here. It was not a continuous, day in, day out sort of war, but more of battles here, and there. The effect was the same though; almost 1 million Mexican soldiers were killed, along with thousands of innocent civilians.
The celebrations started at 10am, with a series of jets flying overhead at 11am. It sounded like they were about a meter above the condo, but Ivan assures me it’s just the sound of them passing farther away, bouncing off all of the buildings in the neighborhood.
The jets flying overhead reminded me of the July 4th air shows of the Blue Angels in Bettendorf, Iowa, where we used to live.
The condo, however, is eerily quiet today. I’m guessing that folks are out, and about, with family members, enjoying their day off of work. We’re enjoying the peace, and quiet. 😉
Until next time, stay vigilant. That’s how I’m ending my posts for the next little while; stay vigilant. It encompasses all of the other things I used to say.
Stay vigilant.