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Friday, May 23, 2008
Bucaramanga
We are now guests at tia Marina (aunt of Manuel) who is cooking caldo (soup) for us as we speak. We´ve already been fed frigoles and yesterday, pronto after arriving bright and early, tamales and arepas. All home-made. Needless to say that my man is in heaven. I’m afraid my cooking skills can’t beat this. heh.. Thankfully we have 1 Colombian restaurant in Tokyo!
Tia Marina has worked very hard to now own an apartment in a secured compound. There is a tennis court, outdoor swimming pool, gym, sauna, and basketbal field. With all these luxuries within reach it´s like we´re staying in a fancy resort. Very nice to lounge in and along the pool when we got here after the long bus ride from Cartagena. 12 hours. Though it was tiring and a cold ride because of a blasting airco, we have no complaints about the bus. Super soft seats that reclined almost flat, with lots of leg space. Defenitely more comfortable than an economy seat in the plane. They also showed videos. Pirated from Russia (hilarious!) and they stopped functioning halfway, but that didn’t matter.
Bucaramanga is very green, like Medellin. This afternoon we went to see the ‘Grand Canyon’ of this area, called ‘El Cañon de Chicamocha’. Gorgeous. We saw some coffee plantations on the way, too!
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Comments:
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Doe mijn groeten aan de tante !
Kun je het nog allemaal opnemen ?
Wel lekker, al die faciliteiten binnen handbereik .
Groetjes en liefs voor jullie.
mama -
Hey guys, how fantastic to hear that you made it to Suaita....
i wouuld love to do that!!!!! Anyway keep on keeping on.
Thinking of you lots snd lots.
love ya Beatriz xo
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Hi M and B,
Wow, it sounds like you two are having the trip of a lifetime, and your descriptions are very evocative--I knew I should have stowed away<g>.
One request--post more pictures!
Doug