Yesterday at 5:05 p.m. in Brasilia, we stumbled across a pillow fight. We had spent the day touring BSB...a new mall with very chiq stores, attempted to ascend the newest Niemeyer structure which is still under construction and won't open till June and then a pitstop for agua de coco and to play in the fountain at the Hippie Fair at Brasilia's TV Tower. We made a final stop at the National Museum as some had never been there before.
As we descended from the National Museum ramp (which looks like you've just landed on Earth from a large white spaceship) we noticed that there was a large group of late teen and early twenty-somethings hanging out by the National Library. We additionally noticed that many in this group were yielding pillows.
So being the tourists we are, we stopped to ask what was going on. Andrea asked a nice couple in Portuguese what was happening. They replied in Portuguese, "a pillow fight." We all then said in unison in English, " a pillow fight?" And they replied, "Yes, a pillow fight," in English. Andrea then asked what time it was going to start. It's supposed to start at 5:00.
That's now we all thought. So we sat down on some bench-like structures. As we watched people wait for the fight to begin we watched some amazing roller bladers weaving in and out of tiny cones testing their skills while simutaneously our bench was being jumped by skateboarders. A young man approached our group and in English asked if we wanted to borrow a pillow. He had an extra. And that's where our fun began...
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| You show 'em Ellie |
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| Our friends who told us about the fight |
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| Preparing for battle |
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| Andrea getting in some hits |
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| Mickey and friend making their getaway |
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| Girls only! |
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| E running out of the fight |
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| One of the organizers |
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| Families joined the fun |
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| Baby's first pillow fight! |
We got to join in the fun and let me tell you, it was a great time even when the fluff had landed..
