the Big Lunch; a Jubilee street party

yesterday while it was a carnival in the rain in the UK, here in Gib, the weather has been absolutely perfect for a street party!

the mister and i have been out and about joining in the celebrations :)

Main Street is never this jampacked on a Sunday!  

we danced and sang along good ole' Beatles classics, Tom Jones' groove-tastic sounds, and many more British greats with this band :) they were great!

this band however played a more subdued kind of music (think "Born Free" by Matt Monroe!)

we met some colorful people proudly wearing the national colors and one or

two with fancy sunnies

who can resist these Queen-encrusted biscuits?

a lot of stalls dot the area selling commemorative stuff

this stall is manned by kind ladies who are raffl-ing off these beautiful colorful throws and blankies and even buntings (i have my eye on that wine-colored throw on the extreme left)

special handmade cushions too!

barettes, hairclips, earrings, keychains, etc.... all Jubilee themed 

i love these royal trading cards :)

mugs and thimbles and flags and fans

this i gotta see!  

decided not to buy because the queue was a mile long!

here i am having to wrestle my candy floss/cotton candy around because it had a mind of its own!

we had a rockin' good time and we want more street parties in Gib!