First, two of the couples had to run for about 10 min. to catch the train we took to Providence.
Once in Providence, someone needed to find a Walgreens - this started a walk through the shady part of Providence that took about an hour. The picture is the parking lot we were trying to cut through - no such luck, barbed wire!
Then we stopped at a shop for gelato. While waiting, another customer began to have some kind of medical emergency (I think a stroke, but I am definitely not an expert). Needless to say he was taken away by an ambulance.
Then, the whole reason we went to Providence - Waterfire! Every Saturday during the summer they fill these "sculptures" that are in the water with mini bonfires - hence the name "Waterfire". There are about 100 of these bonfires lit down the river. They play music, have street vendors, and much more. You can also pay a lot of money and take a gondola ride through the bonfires - it looked like fun, but way out of our price range.
Next we walked along the river and found some salsa dancing, elephant ears and other goodies. On our walk we encountered the most interesting part of the night - a man wearing very little clothing atop a metal stand swinging rope with fire at the end. The swinging fire let off sparks everywhere. It was very cool, but so random. I really wish I had a picture.
All in all, the night was a very fun adventure. We all went to Providence not knowing what to expect and ended up having a really great time experiencing something from the East coast and becoming better friends.
