tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44997061363248248952024-02-06T22:20:45.375-08:00Brendan Geary 2014Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-52958658180533859032014-10-10T14:42:00.003-07:002014-10-10T15:10:07.190-07:00El Camino de SantiagoEven though it was in the back of my mind all year long to walk the Camino, I only decided to do it at the last minute. It seemed fitting to transition from almost 9 months of adventure to "going home" by walking the pilgrim's path taken by millions before me. It was one of the highlights of the year! And a wonderful way to transition. I only walked the last 100 km over 5 days (full path is 800 km over about a month). I met some wonderful people along the way. Even the ones I tried to avoid turned out to be the best teachers! <div><br></div><div>I could post a hundred beautiful pictures of the walk as each day was glorious. 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Usually the Cathedral for the Pilgrim's Mass. It was pretty spectacular. The cathedral has the largest thurible in the world and it swings across the side naves almost hitting the roof. Amazing! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0SIXuRwNz3eAfZKs4ZODD38jxsJH3YxquHvMRhfsMDh-Rq4gW6o9jVOU6_XXoCRWdBIh9xrw1MWSeRhyphenhyphenPZHLIs0hloz1bGZD30M7fC-ERefsgIMZEaw9JKvR6bqmFKDsk9ihjla1sVs/s640/blogger-image-1338336804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0SIXuRwNz3eAfZKs4ZODD38jxsJH3YxquHvMRhfsMDh-Rq4gW6o9jVOU6_XXoCRWdBIh9xrw1MWSeRhyphenhyphenPZHLIs0hloz1bGZD30M7fC-ERefsgIMZEaw9JKvR6bqmFKDsk9ihjla1sVs/s640/blogger-image-1338336804.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally, I took a bus to Finisterre which was once believed to be the end of the earth. Pagan pilgrims would travel here in days gone by, and the folklore is that they would burn their clothes and jump in the ocean. I didn't part take in the ancient ritual. Nevertheless, it <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">was a beautiful setting to end my trip! The End of the World! </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyKIZPAhEGX8r6s-VyO5AnUU1ptG_pWLEq_RxbR0pKblGRXtbaluVoZiHE51Sifun7_QU0hmdiNQQ1H-NltN_fS3ni6jjUCdvY73co-GB3jpAe9e9W2cdyRrPZVNYp6LYLhloB1LJJR0/s640/blogger-image--1091084649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyKIZPAhEGX8r6s-VyO5AnUU1ptG_pWLEq_RxbR0pKblGRXtbaluVoZiHE51Sifun7_QU0hmdiNQQ1H-NltN_fS3ni6jjUCdvY73co-GB3jpAe9e9W2cdyRrPZVNYp6LYLhloB1LJJR0/s640/blogger-image--1091084649.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-58054526768548546012014-10-10T14:42:00.001-07:002014-10-10T15:04:46.293-07:00Madrid, Toledo, Aranjuez & SegoviaI spent a week in a Madrid with a few family members. It's a beautiful city with so much to do. The visit to the Royal Palace below was exceptional. And the art collections of Madrid's museums and galleries were amazing. There are also so many day trips to take. I did Toledo, Aranjuez and Segovia. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKFnEqb2mD4rc-Fs03RuBSCjy0HJ5PtxItDdVAybB7kn-p6ZbvcnX3Nv0X-brShjjKnnAWUTcvt1Y8mFCYEQlJFg7Sz4h7gO2mAkaRC2tEBY9uXYyxO6HsMm6eH6nY7qfb8f8QviseeY/s640/blogger-image-1726982538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKFnEqb2mD4rc-Fs03RuBSCjy0HJ5PtxItDdVAybB7kn-p6ZbvcnX3Nv0X-brShjjKnnAWUTcvt1Y8mFCYEQlJFg7Sz4h7gO2mAkaRC2tEBY9uXYyxO6HsMm6eH6nY7qfb8f8QviseeY/s640/blogger-image-1726982538.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM01xLKEkuDi17JdNaVJInpaM7VcNCRZVhno4LYUpfpuaI2XWknfe76I1XC5IBMzJVspxZRrXIhIu2dHHopynr5K1M_DQo92vBG08N1KGsIzThclaxa7vEwm6r6xV3OKpRL1tiDKX_oAg/s640/blogger-image--1615524689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM01xLKEkuDi17JdNaVJInpaM7VcNCRZVhno4LYUpfpuaI2XWknfe76I1XC5IBMzJVspxZRrXIhIu2dHHopynr5K1M_DQo92vBG08N1KGsIzThclaxa7vEwm6r6xV3OKpRL1tiDKX_oAg/s640/blogger-image--1615524689.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJJnWnnvUCY9xOEMob9LHP8TQG-QSN7xpc0jA9Ou1R1ti0WEniJaGrgNDKgJlR5pMH-IllD1mKl7vPmwmM-mHLYsTO6X_t1MENorTDmA9BjvqxZfEAqz5pBkgdXSiIuTaxHFg0MsmSnY/s640/blogger-image--1088438850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJJnWnnvUCY9xOEMob9LHP8TQG-QSN7xpc0jA9Ou1R1ti0WEniJaGrgNDKgJlR5pMH-IllD1mKl7vPmwmM-mHLYsTO6X_t1MENorTDmA9BjvqxZfEAqz5pBkgdXSiIuTaxHFg0MsmSnY/s640/blogger-image--1088438850.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Toledo was completely out of this world and we wished we had planned an overnighter. You could spend half a day in the Cathedral itself. It has to be one of the greatest in Europe and it has a magnificent art collection. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNCmbdh-XVKwTq2Qv4G2QetJN0TRClkuUn1H-_TB-TgeXuzm3conuG6BI-gfdH4EbmB5V_EpUfD4HaVQeOTPMaSOYACS0LxhhbPB__CJ6oOteSnxcAaxwYpTnvgqxoZjZBp4VFB3y-HU/s640/blogger-image-206534159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNCmbdh-XVKwTq2Qv4G2QetJN0TRClkuUn1H-_TB-TgeXuzm3conuG6BI-gfdH4EbmB5V_EpUfD4HaVQeOTPMaSOYACS0LxhhbPB__CJ6oOteSnxcAaxwYpTnvgqxoZjZBp4VFB3y-HU/s640/blogger-image-206534159.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7tyvDu0RUWzWh2mLTxJvwzRBCb-bYFUSQi55xorqTmW5-OVi0cYpD33gDeScMvN6rgBS9Mrzd2wqDz9eaFSMb9jP71Mwi8JQ0rPwBReB6wwSQbrEmHov3FJZX-AgSyx0e-DrP4SFB9A/s640/blogger-image--642849538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7tyvDu0RUWzWh2mLTxJvwzRBCb-bYFUSQi55xorqTmW5-OVi0cYpD33gDeScMvN6rgBS9Mrzd2wqDz9eaFSMb9jP71Mwi8JQ0rPwBReB6wwSQbrEmHov3FJZX-AgSyx0e-DrP4SFB9A/s640/blogger-image--642849538.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3zSLYfERj6uzIzKtHitCt4jzlZPKZfA5GmhsCkqYZKroC5wPj3nYr5bmLGgQgrQdT3xx3za98E4Acz4h5WA3Mnp14gWZ8BG4FmakCkisWm0Jks3f3WV5CNri0eq-GezKXa5obvH2m34/s640/blogger-image-788728290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3zSLYfERj6uzIzKtHitCt4jzlZPKZfA5GmhsCkqYZKroC5wPj3nYr5bmLGgQgrQdT3xx3za98E4Acz4h5WA3Mnp14gWZ8BG4FmakCkisWm0Jks3f3WV5CNri0eq-GezKXa5obvH2m34/s640/blogger-image-788728290.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAzx-xD1Wc5-XmdhD0o8Yng2xZcZ2MCG9-M6NxcsqYTWAwot7LpkbvxH-AiWsc8_TABA4ha1s3Xrii__w88fYumVCX2wcNoMLdfayqIg6uip2nAhghCwbSLzuonzbYuLNvcyNAqE3zNU/s640/blogger-image--112608257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAzx-xD1Wc5-XmdhD0o8Yng2xZcZ2MCG9-M6NxcsqYTWAwot7LpkbvxH-AiWsc8_TABA4ha1s3Xrii__w88fYumVCX2wcNoMLdfayqIg6uip2nAhghCwbSLzuonzbYuLNvcyNAqE3zNU/s640/blogger-image--112608257.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52K96M8AR93M9RJ-KcfKT4F3USCXbT1MOkOl57vh7HNildP8afdKdiUb-XGH6gGx0fBEKA_DM1cxDJLl2P8eVV8smekTxxbQo3tV6r1xmSyD3yPG7GX4AybDM-V7RfYWrrFSZlKhPA8g/s640/blogger-image--761172440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52K96M8AR93M9RJ-KcfKT4F3USCXbT1MOkOl57vh7HNildP8afdKdiUb-XGH6gGx0fBEKA_DM1cxDJLl2P8eVV8smekTxxbQo3tV6r1xmSyD3yPG7GX4AybDM-V7RfYWrrFSZlKhPA8g/s640/blogger-image--761172440.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtxdHvPGwQ2SJoC6CP-d3tNDrAIxJ6tgA0CueRYF93h1cHsZLCcEU4RJWeN76N6W7ns8DWvdqamYGOjPx7DG224WB-AkXXJ0yT1uV5vetyQSggF6uxf0z_JI4VbQABJc2cXNWnbKWVvw/s640/blogger-image-343170649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtxdHvPGwQ2SJoC6CP-d3tNDrAIxJ6tgA0CueRYF93h1cHsZLCcEU4RJWeN76N6W7ns8DWvdqamYGOjPx7DG224WB-AkXXJ0yT1uV5vetyQSggF6uxf0z_JI4VbQABJc2cXNWnbKWVvw/s640/blogger-image-343170649.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>The royal summer palace at Aranjuez...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7swzCxpA5DIJfTtUuFUFD9V0kfuIusVGyYMtICipdUurvVMHHejQ3QLSq6XBeLjCyh0pxn5FGSo4On395FGWGMDX6jAg3dGIkjUr2C1kb7A1RbuBEdxG8ux5zX7yJ4_kqiwHMREJDQTs/s640/blogger-image-858023906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7swzCxpA5DIJfTtUuFUFD9V0kfuIusVGyYMtICipdUurvVMHHejQ3QLSq6XBeLjCyh0pxn5FGSo4On395FGWGMDX6jAg3dGIkjUr2C1kb7A1RbuBEdxG8ux5zX7yJ4_kqiwHMREJDQTs/s640/blogger-image-858023906.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Segovia. What beautiful city!! It has a perfectly preserved Roman aqueduct and buildings going back to the 11th century. 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I even extended it a few days. I had the cutest apartment (http://www.casitasitges.com) and had a string of visitors. Way too much fun was had by all. So I'm going by the rule "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in Sitges...never happened". <div><br></div><div>James (cousin)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvT48zyCnwsj1Z62Nl4cQXgtqA0hpTiGWQTgok3v2WfAgxk1YhgKDi7cjXim-0DnWJXZm4wCdO67E8-EX0uY-bDP5pWPlatUewk3MtPNDI-GeqgduDOsIm7WqovX1WJ5LEnUXfMUMT1I/s640/blogger-image--312019754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvT48zyCnwsj1Z62Nl4cQXgtqA0hpTiGWQTgok3v2WfAgxk1YhgKDi7cjXim-0DnWJXZm4wCdO67E8-EX0uY-bDP5pWPlatUewk3MtPNDI-GeqgduDOsIm7WqovX1WJ5LEnUXfMUMT1I/s640/blogger-image--312019754.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div><br></div><div>Luis (friend from NJ)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34ARV8iDcrQUfwfoWTgLdt6q6XUl9WMsl1sfmC-4yIsyvsN_AG7oB8rtC4iFDCGFggjNjzTH1widSLdgGxMHAi4NvbQRg9s0Zzh0Xdrv0jgi4W9IZstO1a7QcwViGwIl_vDk0tpR2Vo0/s640/blogger-image-1704775927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34ARV8iDcrQUfwfoWTgLdt6q6XUl9WMsl1sfmC-4yIsyvsN_AG7oB8rtC4iFDCGFggjNjzTH1widSLdgGxMHAi4NvbQRg9s0Zzh0Xdrv0jgi4W9IZstO1a7QcwViGwIl_vDk0tpR2Vo0/s640/blogger-image-1704775927.jpg"></a></div><br><div>Jim (friend from SFO) </div></div></div><div>Bathed in Gaudi's light @ Sagrada Familia</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsUdEd_7PY-F1_ZijTCchxtg8kcfOZhNdFl4UzS3sz-5Z8gC9FvxvB05oQsKzniN3gr0YpD_qDRpGUd1YsSgI6kPVTXdGxFvn-iDbriNy2cygowAL71yX0eXw4v-bQY2PKh_j-pDBuQk/s640/blogger-image--1967657111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsUdEd_7PY-F1_ZijTCchxtg8kcfOZhNdFl4UzS3sz-5Z8gC9FvxvB05oQsKzniN3gr0YpD_qDRpGUd1YsSgI6kPVTXdGxFvn-iDbriNy2cygowAL71yX0eXw4v-bQY2PKh_j-pDBuQk/s640/blogger-image--1967657111.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Gerard (friend from London)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOc67yQM8ITjBCW3P4tdeZp6Vj-Og6YebSWhp3rBsTJaPuxs1ZhF5yEPe4pwMzFkXcoK9d5RMp5t5iy1jen9beR6ZnEUQ_F8xJMDAIjC1Arupbjun83QzPpwPuteR_OeV_0Y3t0y1YNk/s640/blogger-image-1371372576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOc67yQM8ITjBCW3P4tdeZp6Vj-Og6YebSWhp3rBsTJaPuxs1ZhF5yEPe4pwMzFkXcoK9d5RMp5t5iy1jen9beR6ZnEUQ_F8xJMDAIjC1Arupbjun83QzPpwPuteR_OeV_0Y3t0y1YNk/s640/blogger-image-1371372576.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Jason (friend from NY)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-U3N_k3n5H4rF9zJgF7_t7Sz9m490SS9XubiXG2ml5hms_JX3BJ9hgp9OJXBVVjd-W28UtE0RVxkrEqY2ou1aCzytoFgNKKCtaI6PgLWa8g0XJYE8uvAaDgt8PKejrLEAOVBQ7ofMoo/s640/blogger-image-683484702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-U3N_k3n5H4rF9zJgF7_t7Sz9m490SS9XubiXG2ml5hms_JX3BJ9hgp9OJXBVVjd-W28UtE0RVxkrEqY2ou1aCzytoFgNKKCtaI6PgLWa8g0XJYE8uvAaDgt8PKejrLEAOVBQ7ofMoo/s640/blogger-image-683484702.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87kwcdpgyf5quV5st-8Tl1uuq_RhgEf2eB8DHHfEIGPN8zKe62LxcAkiA-ACFUiPunzqDErGLB1xhsBcscWapWiA8Z-meYyTkRhTGrkI2EJcX3p0RpdilsKq6MrwL_JlJZ-0Ek4RsZiQ/s640/blogger-image--64545778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87kwcdpgyf5quV5st-8Tl1uuq_RhgEf2eB8DHHfEIGPN8zKe62LxcAkiA-ACFUiPunzqDErGLB1xhsBcscWapWiA8Z-meYyTkRhTGrkI2EJcX3p0RpdilsKq6MrwL_JlJZ-0Ek4RsZiQ/s640/blogger-image--64545778.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-28098402068351475732014-08-25T10:51:00.001-07:002014-08-25T10:59:25.437-07:00Granada and the AlhambraThe back roads to Granada were beautiful. Full of "white villages" , rolling hills and olive groves. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kX-WXy6K-35Lg0pv6daC17LhKhvrXltZb4Id3SEM68RzCDjyG1Ay6kIueXR1QbfuT0QMo_PfdU94hD56IPn2hdkEGJy-KQtzPJ2fGmribE1CcB9TNa3rvAjqTNJ7I-a7zJXCbAD2P3k/s640/blogger-image--1022498623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kX-WXy6K-35Lg0pv6daC17LhKhvrXltZb4Id3SEM68RzCDjyG1Ay6kIueXR1QbfuT0QMo_PfdU94hD56IPn2hdkEGJy-KQtzPJ2fGmribE1CcB9TNa3rvAjqTNJ7I-a7zJXCbAD2P3k/s640/blogger-image--1022498623.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqMmbyccA44g6ayJ33uOvTKiZqDY7Hn5xAaEhdIokwGNcqWD9J4gOTG_xzFYHdQl1LwGpFdEA9ZPHzJXvVsFUiA-t2W95tzjsNb0lKyP0H2YAL4NGSwxoG8LdDZ2w84LKjRw_Z6WK0mA/s640/blogger-image-1952283856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqMmbyccA44g6ayJ33uOvTKiZqDY7Hn5xAaEhdIokwGNcqWD9J4gOTG_xzFYHdQl1LwGpFdEA9ZPHzJXvVsFUiA-t2W95tzjsNb0lKyP0H2YAL4NGSwxoG8LdDZ2w84LKjRw_Z6WK0mA/s640/blogger-image-1952283856.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rJK-XCOt0DW2fboT3PtcYB6WWl7pfDhrcF34ESoDtxEXFoZ6fx38we9zFyK17Gpgo0JX-FvA7E6uOLD7AOdgPaYYwCZKcgt3BiT9DdkugwtxkBhZ7VIlV34nQsgyqZgfFVuExRG16hA/s640/blogger-image--1676658409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rJK-XCOt0DW2fboT3PtcYB6WWl7pfDhrcF34ESoDtxEXFoZ6fx38we9zFyK17Gpgo0JX-FvA7E6uOLD7AOdgPaYYwCZKcgt3BiT9DdkugwtxkBhZ7VIlV34nQsgyqZgfFVuExRG16hA/s640/blogger-image--1676658409.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O1TFScmY_v06_vncCGjhWYbKj8YeLSAz6wd47n7Nqn_V94FTgW8EhxAbNNh-0JQawxW1fIrGb-ImGCEcgmR7s5np3tDiyf7z12E7FiYjoKhf1Rq4cKz22o4NwCDJtBvpDHnXUZA_ofs/s640/blogger-image-146081265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O1TFScmY_v06_vncCGjhWYbKj8YeLSAz6wd47n7Nqn_V94FTgW8EhxAbNNh-0JQawxW1fIrGb-ImGCEcgmR7s5np3tDiyf7z12E7FiYjoKhf1Rq4cKz22o4NwCDJtBvpDHnXUZA_ofs/s640/blogger-image-146081265.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>But the Alhambra was the motherload. Below are a few pictures. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfPl7wAjNCYzijr4eTcEDZ0NrahS9c2fVEm8MNdXb9NTbDzvN19e1QKpLO00FqG4TKchny0eecZkGPqvCG-RHYIxBTMBc6PRSnv2Uadihk3Zbmhip8_4SSjCvgD6tR_prp7gDKX3PUzc/s640/blogger-image--569135694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfPl7wAjNCYzijr4eTcEDZ0NrahS9c2fVEm8MNdXb9NTbDzvN19e1QKpLO00FqG4TKchny0eecZkGPqvCG-RHYIxBTMBc6PRSnv2Uadihk3Zbmhip8_4SSjCvgD6tR_prp7gDKX3PUzc/s640/blogger-image--569135694.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX2Nz5ubEIS3ZDeAu0VDTNrJw7-i63ooVU7tiUxfrkZICPb8pZmWnNCiIn_wJmeugrBVzVcNxbQEnFsB3aZWPrXGK-76Hv_93RdB-T4jvUff-1uajAGK7hzkjOsU9-BssONOB6QZ51NM/s640/blogger-image-54357633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4suX7NtfQ2sllqncP_2woPhbQcTwA5x3lHXRbUWuK5sLkFBaslTBfqdYs0DOGW10RHjCUv27Y5dvEe9dJjxVax0vKkZmCYXXeZvhjGlM21GGASPPEaiqkOyTtA1bOQpr_8qCLLC6OQk/s640/blogger-image-1014235920.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Waiting for nightfall over the Alhambra was one of the most magical experiences. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-33903205397881202822014-08-25T10:37:00.001-07:002014-08-25T10:51:38.607-07:00Andalucía and GibraltarI flew to Málaga after Venice to stay with Nicky and her two boys for a few days. They have an apartment there. It was a lovely few days. We went to Gib one day. 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All the clan went for my sister's 50th birthday. We had such a great time. It was wonderful to have everyone - well almost - together. Missing Dad, of course. My brother and crew couldn't make it from Canada. It went so fast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqQOwQzIEMslljfWe2HmptU0WiNl9YjzwNiiUMQbs01Wr3OujiBjP5EIoEQHaqQZFuEACjKXM-nzLkroBOMIHJMTyNE6RzfKDmf24SzmPbkPvodHtDtXkpaqCobMo8vHD61lXKLhQL8k/s640/blogger-image-1834211838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqQOwQzIEMslljfWe2HmptU0WiNl9YjzwNiiUMQbs01Wr3OujiBjP5EIoEQHaqQZFuEACjKXM-nzLkroBOMIHJMTyNE6RzfKDmf24SzmPbkPvodHtDtXkpaqCobMo8vHD61lXKLhQL8k/s640/blogger-image-1834211838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohFFIK5sx3Z8C7puzcQ7H75JaY2T5ZJtmRTbatBdcPaTbX8naQaVmN1bwZ00TCRo9CrWQPTnyhCljkWZ1XF7cShU5X0jTf7huy0b5olXPNa9PjMLsvdv4Ww733e1VsGLnTDAq2suvyoQ/s640/blogger-image-2032926384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohFFIK5sx3Z8C7puzcQ7H75JaY2T5ZJtmRTbatBdcPaTbX8naQaVmN1bwZ00TCRo9CrWQPTnyhCljkWZ1XF7cShU5X0jTf7huy0b5olXPNa9PjMLsvdv4Ww733e1VsGLnTDAq2suvyoQ/s640/blogger-image-2032926384.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Athens was a bit of a dissappointment as it is quite an ugly city. That was a bit of a surprise. I guess they missed out on all the beautiful architecture of the renaissance and they got pretty bombed up in WWII. Most of the buildings were post-war apartment buildings. Below shot of the Parthenon which was pretty cool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmr0CxzB-8m6GfRx8SFqjzXu5spATwm1ISfZo2p7_zrnfP9fpWwO5mr-UsypfnqkxjL0tY17XxBUBFzxlXGoPmA_cQOowopLgYftGFlN1JL_d9XMkljHwhmqiNgW3WG3bIA6InVYfyXFY/s640/blogger-image-1820788704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmr0CxzB-8m6GfRx8SFqjzXu5spATwm1ISfZo2p7_zrnfP9fpWwO5mr-UsypfnqkxjL0tY17XxBUBFzxlXGoPmA_cQOowopLgYftGFlN1JL_d9XMkljHwhmqiNgW3WG3bIA6InVYfyXFY/s640/blogger-image-1820788704.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mykonos was my favorite by far and I wish we had more time there. We had a beautiful day at the beach. The water was crystal clear. Mykonos town was beautiful too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8UGkoQ_q9MWFuFeoPLfM3AlpDuME3Y0pqSYhyRcgHKYs9joX8V92-QgwpcaS05eU586r0JfMPjv4nhqQTpNpE5DaTBAoUe8PVS4euUXyFfNFeg5O7IXP3mDCU3-T4Rzrj1Fq_OoVgxw/s640/blogger-image--359313953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8UGkoQ_q9MWFuFeoPLfM3AlpDuME3Y0pqSYhyRcgHKYs9joX8V92-QgwpcaS05eU586r0JfMPjv4nhqQTpNpE5DaTBAoUe8PVS4euUXyFfNFeg5O7IXP3mDCU3-T4Rzrj1Fq_OoVgxw/s640/blogger-image--359313953.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhOIRugvvLQs7IWHqcduvF1WlKtNIX6vGEqFGm2lxjiHA7_Y6s4WRSMLbSK_LOk6XQFd_uDb-eb61Fk0YpUORKbNLNlTal12C-s-OcAAXyb9ERUd62SrIrGaCEO2YeHyQ5YbzYw_B__g/s640/blogger-image--41609055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My brother and I took a trip to Niagra Falls for some "bro-time". I never knew that Niagra-on-the-Lake was Canadian wine country. It was very beautiful. Quainter than Napa Valley. Worth a trip. Forgot to take pictures. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOJOox3JGe6jAoYxKuBjDbn8PI2H7-Y1EeCqpCescD548Y-DmuO447Yo-zxLwjd1efDJIEeA2hjZJ4BHoUk4zCFd6Rbo1RHJ0tRimblcUqFDTU9FzgKq_YvK23nU7tr9fVUn_vph0GXQ/s640/blogger-image--768569508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOJOox3JGe6jAoYxKuBjDbn8PI2H7-Y1EeCqpCescD548Y-DmuO447Yo-zxLwjd1efDJIEeA2hjZJ4BHoUk4zCFd6Rbo1RHJ0tRimblcUqFDTU9FzgKq_YvK23nU7tr9fVUn_vph0GXQ/s640/blogger-image--768569508.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerY7159h0xKCkUriA-U6eBDntVUgEenixhADIgT0hG9Nr9TiZVQWtjgsuo0qgEjsco8SMbAkL538u3dzm93xCvDo-LfpVj7J_s-ygZhGdwdW4P9qUz99t0eaE63SWSX01Qkac7HVJYFk/s640/blogger-image--1204323650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerY7159h0xKCkUriA-U6eBDntVUgEenixhADIgT0hG9Nr9TiZVQWtjgsuo0qgEjsco8SMbAkL538u3dzm93xCvDo-LfpVj7J_s-ygZhGdwdW4P9qUz99t0eaE63SWSX01Qkac7HVJYFk/s640/blogger-image--1204323650.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHP28REzLVO5TAewW9uO2E8eMT7tiPOaFUC7Vz1zJ6vP-erhBDA1dAjuFjR7KuECTI_CMRRgHLPtYthxPSH7QdL2yzWRsHPlJmYt1lwkdWy4KqNweVvvEPtPBALhU9zBoKpzHpqUXLEXo/s640/blogger-image--392661668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHP28REzLVO5TAewW9uO2E8eMT7tiPOaFUC7Vz1zJ6vP-erhBDA1dAjuFjR7KuECTI_CMRRgHLPtYthxPSH7QdL2yzWRsHPlJmYt1lwkdWy4KqNweVvvEPtPBALhU9zBoKpzHpqUXLEXo/s640/blogger-image--392661668.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6PCdFu34u4ba-MBLoi32UqW-BgHNMZ1FKgsJtKSzIC-PKHwg1-CYR9PzgVBDzHxiQ-rEZCWHOgjDyczAeyEewAe6ljLI0tenIoTqRm6CSjITrisKNa7fWf9-rIjJGx4aQeteBkoD56Q/s640/blogger-image-703218167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6PCdFu34u4ba-MBLoi32UqW-BgHNMZ1FKgsJtKSzIC-PKHwg1-CYR9PzgVBDzHxiQ-rEZCWHOgjDyczAeyEewAe6ljLI0tenIoTqRm6CSjITrisKNa7fWf9-rIjJGx4aQeteBkoD56Q/s640/blogger-image-703218167.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqR6t_fnmUJL6TK07P8HCWNWQsmSlneZBMbEHGkt1Mxj32nNIusAHoulKuuV5fE79RFv_7v7yPX0gZF242EyFanbRQRs8yMm7jjnsHYf92DnyjBHQeQQ68jh-Ckfkry3hnYLWDYIJ1PA/s640/blogger-image-337516548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqR6t_fnmUJL6TK07P8HCWNWQsmSlneZBMbEHGkt1Mxj32nNIusAHoulKuuV5fE79RFv_7v7yPX0gZF242EyFanbRQRs8yMm7jjnsHYf92DnyjBHQeQQ68jh-Ckfkry3hnYLWDYIJ1PA/s640/blogger-image-337516548.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-72403253461859283652014-07-22T19:00:00.001-07:002014-07-22T19:00:31.582-07:00Provincetown: June 30 - July 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ptown. At the top of the Cape. An amazing place to return to. One of my favorites. July 4th was a blow out as we got the tail end of a hurricane. So it was beer and World Cup soccer instead! The rest of the vacation was sunny and beautiful. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW65ylI60L67r6BQ5XmjVmNyE61nNzUM1bHMNChMg1pQ-3MGi2oaIGZrhIcQZ9HH7qdYyJRjZLryoF9xOSjH5dszJoJus6E6zf9TahQ5MyyGm_xHG0_xXIW54YEM5rszb2mpoDKfLYn4/s640/blogger-image-867285233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW65ylI60L67r6BQ5XmjVmNyE61nNzUM1bHMNChMg1pQ-3MGi2oaIGZrhIcQZ9HH7qdYyJRjZLryoF9xOSjH5dszJoJus6E6zf9TahQ5MyyGm_xHG0_xXIW54YEM5rszb2mpoDKfLYn4/s640/blogger-image-867285233.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNGrX7242Q3uzUZjqo8JHXnVMPzZJ6LuzhwEr9QMXIwKSxMWxxX93b_ZV9v6lfSsxIWQGsGRorGJg-B601StI3KfTMQjwyF-FdKWAt94DAIvxXKvDwVTyw-UmVBuKUIrSUmVrJCGDW8A/s640/blogger-image--1605260100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNGrX7242Q3uzUZjqo8JHXnVMPzZJ6LuzhwEr9QMXIwKSxMWxxX93b_ZV9v6lfSsxIWQGsGRorGJg-B601StI3KfTMQjwyF-FdKWAt94DAIvxXKvDwVTyw-UmVBuKUIrSUmVrJCGDW8A/s640/blogger-image--1605260100.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We had this great trip to Martha's Vineyard one day on a friend's boat. I've always wanted to visit this playground of the rich and famous. 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It's a Caribbean city with the most charming and beautiful colonial historic district within the "Walled City". The beaches are terrible though. I had to take a boat one day to one of the islands to get a decent spot for swimming and sun bathing. This is the last stop on my Mid-Life Crisis Big Adventure South American Tour. I had debated with myself for about a week whether or not to go to Tayrona National Park, but in the end, I decided against it because of the prospect of a long hike to the beach in the intense heat and all the talk of mosquitoes. I opted for four days relaxation instead. In Cartagena. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQrB_Y2ppIG4AU46JBhm1NZKJobXOC-2YVNQ4CW-9dmerQF73II6CVu9sK-uaVL5L_yoiGKXeCTIzUgWm3cOmuuBKeupIpIDwQa4AWZutWQ4aktbH8aAix9fyIKvhr_0Nk2SUDpCVj4Q/s640/blogger-image--465633142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQrB_Y2ppIG4AU46JBhm1NZKJobXOC-2YVNQ4CW-9dmerQF73II6CVu9sK-uaVL5L_yoiGKXeCTIzUgWm3cOmuuBKeupIpIDwQa4AWZutWQ4aktbH8aAix9fyIKvhr_0Nk2SUDpCVj4Q/s640/blogger-image--465633142.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUGEstUzaQFK4hWAdr336hU2DCR8U0CoaL1YtWlOPpb6Rxw6wc_In8fAWif-f35hasOPAsMHT7YjymdyEKykVrOkKtsMep4pisY9Q0JPhfuSbhCuwzS6FrFlH-pV5By3ODSbqB43rXRI/s640/blogger-image--1916829298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUGEstUzaQFK4hWAdr336hU2DCR8U0CoaL1YtWlOPpb6Rxw6wc_In8fAWif-f35hasOPAsMHT7YjymdyEKykVrOkKtsMep4pisY9Q0JPhfuSbhCuwzS6FrFlH-pV5By3ODSbqB43rXRI/s640/blogger-image--1916829298.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>Below are some photos of the old town. </div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuHpqIXfjeCTHzI1vf0mdVDJVsm_BYAjJpK2rsH_OFqDeAd0lTxkX6KBlU_wZyni9xAkkiqmZ_U_2bh5HKG4YhZopwkMlQ8mWyocbexxyRcx4sAwCRg-M6oZnEO7Q9miGdBs20UKZMCE/s640/blogger-image--1376909842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Each building has tiles along the facade's lower walls in bright colors and dimensional images. Here are just a few. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfErctDSQOCXCQJntZr6kPaV7z-t5BsYPOVM_kmT1CW8wlQ3VOJZLA7rTY8OpwnPAUfOPZpTCRdWOYApJcoLDCvbfdq0OQr4V46bSSFS_5ry9N7J66xW48lOmWA7jtgnlvY9e-YXwkbU0/s640/blogger-image-1002235763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfErctDSQOCXCQJntZr6kPaV7z-t5BsYPOVM_kmT1CW8wlQ3VOJZLA7rTY8OpwnPAUfOPZpTCRdWOYApJcoLDCvbfdq0OQr4V46bSSFS_5ry9N7J66xW48lOmWA7jtgnlvY9e-YXwkbU0/s640/blogger-image-1002235763.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIyml53NtWccNXWSKm97hQCxcWfPGavbHvcPC_qDy5L13NOElgKwcOB4L6GELcQzAqTtr0jgGTzs3W1B_MkJshG2OyEJcSNKpNN6hg8QhoytGcwp9Ab6OOEDTaLP6UwETswqmjzMFcVc/s640/blogger-image--710342853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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more dangerous than Beruit. Due to its amazing recovery, it was recently named the most innovative city in the world. I took this great walking tour that explained so much of the culture, politics, conflict and recovery. Too much to go into here, but really fascinating. One really interesting thing was that "we", the tourists, were the point of interest. Local people don't see many tourists. In fact, I didn't see any others that day. So the locals kept eavesdropping on what the guide was saying and would often stand right beside us. The next day, while I was on my own, I had only one tourist sighting, an English couple. People are still afraid to come here. But they shouldn't. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMxuuH8c4S9gIeMCccH1u2UlBvEBLdCUO_ozpLxBZoVqhBKjd2sIqwpbh_lOwex5KS4c9ISaPt-Mvt6oiSFIk06lIO0v2z5gKHIQ5AFjiSi2JQ1aflfWfs9ODlUGxj55_q9RcwYtYV3o/s640/blogger-image--2087189140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMxuuH8c4S9gIeMCccH1u2UlBvEBLdCUO_ozpLxBZoVqhBKjd2sIqwpbh_lOwex5KS4c9ISaPt-Mvt6oiSFIk06lIO0v2z5gKHIQ5AFjiSi2JQ1aflfWfs9ODlUGxj55_q9RcwYtYV3o/s640/blogger-image--2087189140.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>What is evident in the city are the "new" spaces designed to convert the "worst" of the past (conflict, poverty, crime areas) to "new" spaces that are essentially signs of hope, peace and inclusion. Plaza of light is one example below of this renewal, known here as "democratic architecture". </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSzneebBKhcDS-qPwj3Kmbq8CGD8Uo13cVeFgCo1mHNwV7FnPSRWJNYb-qTL2V9nY72jbxCneJ2FOb-f2K24b1neYr8vFloGbU5R2q8w63OQC-HxLf_pKpKg4v87SCDFsMedX0kICCZc/s640/blogger-image-1931923449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSzneebBKhcDS-qPwj3Kmbq8CGD8Uo13cVeFgCo1mHNwV7FnPSRWJNYb-qTL2V9nY72jbxCneJ2FOb-f2K24b1neYr8vFloGbU5R2q8w63OQC-HxLf_pKpKg4v87SCDFsMedX0kICCZc/s640/blogger-image-1931923449.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDsFdwpulk__VdnCMzIa0Ye7RDroJT-nAK3M2NK651rFNpCk_soS_hnTrdIL7IyrQ3TlNT8K9KMtuk8pNX8nTby7FAoSdICU42XNlRUbluOkPQq_ScEbPv0sJUvQFB66RhO89n_Z8JeI/s640/blogger-image-618626768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDsFdwpulk__VdnCMzIa0Ye7RDroJT-nAK3M2NK651rFNpCk_soS_hnTrdIL7IyrQ3TlNT8K9KMtuk8pNX8nTby7FAoSdICU42XNlRUbluOkPQq_ScEbPv0sJUvQFB66RhO89n_Z8JeI/s640/blogger-image-618626768.jpg"></a></div><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">During the 1980's there was a local law mandating every new building to invest 5% of the budget in a work of art displayed to the public, usually a sculpture. The legacy is around 300 monuments and sculptures scattered throughout the city and the nickname of "City of Sculptures". </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizS8brAm8eAnEAkUfMawl50srnKirAYiF0rtB1Db6q6G-OBhMkJfrS8_iQBzWhyc-oymWM_MK0_paq-h1cFgCGlCqNZaOSTqqRI4VxzhorJDRyTMVyo5bFII1Oh2umQdXLzqnVPUvgCs/s640/blogger-image--1460026045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizS8brAm8eAnEAkUfMawl50srnKirAYiF0rtB1Db6q6G-OBhMkJfrS8_iQBzWhyc-oymWM_MK0_paq-h1cFgCGlCqNZaOSTqqRI4VxzhorJDRyTMVyo5bFII1Oh2umQdXLzqnVPUvgCs/s640/blogger-image--1460026045.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many of them are Botero's, who is claimed to be the world's most famous "living" artist. See his sculptures below and some paintings from the museum. Medellín is his hometown. Hard to believe these sculptures on the street are worth millions each. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyxlZbJ1sBd2k9-wVfyE4txkRPGeDKYqfS3E5Z26NoPVQ2KNmWKDmxO2u8EwdpuwersGJSyADp89KMzS__x5FMu8cFAGTLeC0dVKE89ic_mq9bjWuFCQ1PhHmyQk_PJX_miMd_B_8laM/s640/blogger-image--795258539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyxlZbJ1sBd2k9-wVfyE4txkRPGeDKYqfS3E5Z26NoPVQ2KNmWKDmxO2u8EwdpuwersGJSyADp89KMzS__x5FMu8cFAGTLeC0dVKE89ic_mq9bjWuFCQ1PhHmyQk_PJX_miMd_B_8laM/s640/blogger-image--795258539.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrs5l5m-UXg5sR2UsVUMQhF2wJ3Ijg3Oq83xgZJpWnqoXp-mrgLGLxi6hq95F9fIircTeM2WAOPbBhaeDobpWvjlI-_wUEhzajK1kX_SkrZww5R6jccA72cFRSpXdopxZxwa7vYANduTw/s640/blogger-image--1913523581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrs5l5m-UXg5sR2UsVUMQhF2wJ3Ijg3Oq83xgZJpWnqoXp-mrgLGLxi6hq95F9fIircTeM2WAOPbBhaeDobpWvjlI-_wUEhzajK1kX_SkrZww5R6jccA72cFRSpXdopxZxwa7vYANduTw/s640/blogger-image--1913523581.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7BxNCMWU18WBBp8Hj95IYHQq673N8avgyoHCl3E-cTdixFInol0rLBFAMKHbB4mDzrEiD4tKlhOhvr_HoSbInrPW4i6B3g5YuDhxeI_sQZ4LXu3cvZtzWPDwzAOWopg4ptllzH4X188/s640/blogger-image--77042054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7BxNCMWU18WBBp8Hj95IYHQq673N8avgyoHCl3E-cTdixFInol0rLBFAMKHbB4mDzrEiD4tKlhOhvr_HoSbInrPW4i6B3g5YuDhxeI_sQZ4LXu3cvZtzWPDwzAOWopg4ptllzH4X188/s640/blogger-image--77042054.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPA5rjHXPwucgYqmNkd_gkvJB0KHnL1Wd043ofpL2skn27Du1ix_Jvo1zKAvm4S1H27GjJY71BZ1wEqJGreFsRMH2gAu5GCnB2o7PNKi-ov9FtT23Okqs8I2bd-NaPxwpF3Fy8wfkrm8/s640/blogger-image--38771184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPA5rjHXPwucgYqmNkd_gkvJB0KHnL1Wd043ofpL2skn27Du1ix_Jvo1zKAvm4S1H27GjJY71BZ1wEqJGreFsRMH2gAu5GCnB2o7PNKi-ov9FtT23Okqs8I2bd-NaPxwpF3Fy8wfkrm8/s640/blogger-image--38771184.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGpg3eO8wAkDmTKiHhx7TAxtIk1ntYyfEaF-adMs9KmN1QVPAygvv8xH9yjdJXoMn70PV8kRghIIGZJhzw5VMplsy6_E6VNQgIP5KfMoQs7wU23BBv-MrWf93lOxjKdsAja11nbc90IM/s640/blogger-image--65674015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGpg3eO8wAkDmTKiHhx7TAxtIk1ntYyfEaF-adMs9KmN1QVPAygvv8xH9yjdJXoMn70PV8kRghIIGZJhzw5VMplsy6_E6VNQgIP5KfMoQs7wU23BBv-MrWf93lOxjKdsAja11nbc90IM/s640/blogger-image--65674015.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also part of the renewal was the building of brand new metro system. There is a great cable car ride as an extension to the metro. It was built to connect the poorest area of the city, the mountain side, to the rest of the city. It was a political act to prove the point that the government and city cares about its poorest citizens. It worked. These folks would have remained on the fringes with no access to employment and services. And "people on the fringes" is something this country cannot afford to have. It's an extremely poor area. See photos below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPUQZhue8JyAIfc_WmaDBKRSrqW2kRxpM0hOLDU6x5ey6smW7MJ6yA0UBJbvZyvCRsZLMsIJz0ApvKvJySGUcC1FK_0JccFDuuyKgG4OsDdin9x_NTLr6i4DDsy39-Jrc6u0hdBVl6RA/s640/blogger-image--1282646543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPUQZhue8JyAIfc_WmaDBKRSrqW2kRxpM0hOLDU6x5ey6smW7MJ6yA0UBJbvZyvCRsZLMsIJz0ApvKvJySGUcC1FK_0JccFDuuyKgG4OsDdin9x_NTLr6i4DDsy39-Jrc6u0hdBVl6RA/s640/blogger-image--1282646543.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUKc_bYoKkB3XVGd4BmmI7wrzyqvp7SBvZV4Q5q1aU8x06esw00xEtoe_w7R5e2xmBTQi6_PayYh_WXM9d5qJXfHdJUukxHFYKD884BPmCFP_SVcWHfdfCmVyI-r685dMZy7hR8aEcqs/s640/blogger-image-1231735878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUKc_bYoKkB3XVGd4BmmI7wrzyqvp7SBvZV4Q5q1aU8x06esw00xEtoe_w7R5e2xmBTQi6_PayYh_WXM9d5qJXfHdJUukxHFYKD884BPmCFP_SVcWHfdfCmVyI-r685dMZy7hR8aEcqs/s640/blogger-image-1231735878.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9KH79juzRS3u0SHsLzMgauuHe4THpkBro1Qf_30byWM89E-rDjNoKinzPsxK4KHmPJp6QiCwFqo8XwIdZWPg6Sv6zb1aUDEKsRVIWffrosw4X3ib-BV8M_uD9DSendZY2TokqH_GvZ8/s640/blogger-image--1598715134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9KH79juzRS3u0SHsLzMgauuHe4THpkBro1Qf_30byWM89E-rDjNoKinzPsxK4KHmPJp6QiCwFqo8XwIdZWPg6Sv6zb1aUDEKsRVIWffrosw4X3ib-BV8M_uD9DSendZY2TokqH_GvZ8/s640/blogger-image--1598715134.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>The weather here is almost perfect. Because of this Medellín is known as the "City of Eternal Spring". It has beautiful parks and gardens everywhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoKoZ-B-kUvDW0SWEFQbSjqE6S7iwaoRHutUfFYDxp2-KaV27ukDGSAaQ18gP569enysOtg79b0v921RKWTcYcmuTP-wzTLc2lYbjyybxqi9fOmHYfdErKXo6B0SopKDiHrYq1fMff28/s640/blogger-image-307440016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoKoZ-B-kUvDW0SWEFQbSjqE6S7iwaoRHutUfFYDxp2-KaV27ukDGSAaQ18gP569enysOtg79b0v921RKWTcYcmuTP-wzTLc2lYbjyybxqi9fOmHYfdErKXo6B0SopKDiHrYq1fMff28/s640/blogger-image-307440016.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oIo2jfuiofzLgv45DBX5FFfYUMMacKXDOy9DjXX5keyBeTGjOgHhKQ1PKFbFH7XJpiv8ypzfFWUcleHVvVuaqL9vX9mvXRAOOGa0byFBagDS9URfnerqD43q2N4zAxsM1mjoxmD9Siw/s640/blogger-image-113212933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oIo2jfuiofzLgv45DBX5FFfYUMMacKXDOy9DjXX5keyBeTGjOgHhKQ1PKFbFH7XJpiv8ypzfFWUcleHVvVuaqL9vX9mvXRAOOGa0byFBagDS9URfnerqD43q2N4zAxsM1mjoxmD9Siw/s640/blogger-image-113212933.jpg"></a></div><br></div>As for the women...it's true. They tell me that a common past-time for the men here is to play the "Fake or Real?" game. All I can say is that even the manikins look good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwULGL9dtrXi8FhPmaVJrzPlNvjjwZ0I0an7G5xwJq4Gh72l117d_R9EJebAH2Gx17dLp4wH257g0D7m_aP_yBHuEDsvXAGqlszWXiTnIqOlaMgb192bXZz9xX1UYG0SNwllrtnMHkhSU/s640/blogger-image-1043621893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwULGL9dtrXi8FhPmaVJrzPlNvjjwZ0I0an7G5xwJq4Gh72l117d_R9EJebAH2Gx17dLp4wH257g0D7m_aP_yBHuEDsvXAGqlszWXiTnIqOlaMgb192bXZz9xX1UYG0SNwllrtnMHkhSU/s640/blogger-image-1043621893.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Overall, Medellín is a GREAT city. Worth a visit. </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-13813373575872920112014-06-09T18:15:00.001-07:002014-06-10T11:09:42.507-07:00Zona Cafetera, Colombia.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">headed south to the coffee region to stay at a coffee farm / hacienda. It's a beautiful place with magnificent vistas. They have this great infinity pool. See the pictures below. It poured rain the first day so I did my coffee tasting and basket weaving and deferred the plantation tour for another day. Stop. Basket weaving? What? Yes. Basket weaving. After all my South American adventures, it finally came down to this...</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXmwZNxcXdi8nLpiUATW4TOk0dgVVF0N99sMhmACT-uEf_-P8hPZ3ODk3L_dEeP1kJxH-h9lh2D96QROmvT_JWnZAClWD12g80tBCdccImgHiQxTWs3SHcxoSG6inscWSQTdp_IDdgN0/s640/blogger-image-1409269022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXmwZNxcXdi8nLpiUATW4TOk0dgVVF0N99sMhmACT-uEf_-P8hPZ3ODk3L_dEeP1kJxH-h9lh2D96QROmvT_JWnZAClWD12g80tBCdccImgHiQxTWs3SHcxoSG6inscWSQTdp_IDdgN0/s640/blogger-image-1409269022.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But there is a point. Bamboo is indigenous here (or endemic is the right word I think) and it is a big part of the coffee culture. It was used to build haciendas and to weave baskets to collect the coffee beans. They are all still hand picked even today, in Colombia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coffee tasting, called "cupping":</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySGvSA92pdHJGaSdbH9HrefDVHi_Lspi6M268cweD7E-3ri6lDbhv9DbVyIPWT3BLi58D-j-FXZDuTlKv-hDf1ZefOFeNH2gp-6m96U_FLC4DFnbO_YGc9ytWyILbgA8Ok4cFHzB_nuM/s640/blogger-image-1844252848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySGvSA92pdHJGaSdbH9HrefDVHi_Lspi6M268cweD7E-3ri6lDbhv9DbVyIPWT3BLi58D-j-FXZDuTlKv-hDf1ZefOFeNH2gp-6m96U_FLC4DFnbO_YGc9ytWyILbgA8Ok4cFHzB_nuM/s640/blogger-image-1844252848.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pictures of the hacienda: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_aOuuXWQtDQcFiwXvyXfo8YyX-Dps3XWr92t8_ej0xIH7x-fn1cAqYYlGuZZSSjngfnJqA5tb1CUWVtzwgTgmwi4vVh-E2nUZu1l_pf0kvaiHPAO8aNrYUKuQpf5kEd3EhgrmBIRAbg/s640/blogger-image--1995126975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Saturday night was full with Colombian tourists but on Sunday and Monday nights it was just me. I was quite happy as I was ploughing through a gripping John Grisham novel. I had just finished Gabrial García Márquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude only because he was a Colombian writer (so I was happy to be reading a thriller). Two nights of solitude was quite enough for me! I'm looking forward to Medellín! </div><div><br></div><div>On the second day I went to the Parque Nacional del Café where I got so much history and culture. I loved it. There were museums, interpretive centers, botanical gardens, and shows. 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I had a wonderful hike. It's a beautiful place. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYt4OPevU5YzdDfcvzf3CwNXtNTrVjFJEaYVDpleJAOp_E2YEH8lMI8T1gN3eZfpH_84KIhxg71GZAMYNwBoPeH2_KJbmqG2pYiKBZXKW2ziwUxVNO1MY5dBTIWUos2LFsgnAAtLkUEA/s640/blogger-image-2055553531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYt4OPevU5YzdDfcvzf3CwNXtNTrVjFJEaYVDpleJAOp_E2YEH8lMI8T1gN3eZfpH_84KIhxg71GZAMYNwBoPeH2_KJbmqG2pYiKBZXKW2ziwUxVNO1MY5dBTIWUos2LFsgnAAtLkUEA/s640/blogger-image-2055553531.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEB7jERASTjFsLzsNKTyzUWsK2S8G3s0rxcp7xN2vX-STxASnxMShGpy6TJJWcI4-iGoHOqs0EMwr0P7hsgfwR3t_s2ve9oiuwbJuNSlHJyvp_8ifo3SNsG5oFiRuwT9023VZ99b_4Avk/s640/blogger-image--703290225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEB7jERASTjFsLzsNKTyzUWsK2S8G3s0rxcp7xN2vX-STxASnxMShGpy6TJJWcI4-iGoHOqs0EMwr0P7hsgfwR3t_s2ve9oiuwbJuNSlHJyvp_8ifo3SNsG5oFiRuwT9023VZ99b_4Avk/s640/blogger-image--703290225.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1ec6gS32JLRrpxGyUdnrCUfokJQCBkvRu-y7Gq78KmoZtk_Z7h0ZuShTqaiCL2RmdUuuyhQP6No5KHdbrDHTx5bXm1w3zkp0fjDRb_HrUO7NEk3bulfmRlun0WgE2a82M30nW7SliTc/s640/blogger-image--1282428812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1ec6gS32JLRrpxGyUdnrCUfokJQCBkvRu-y7Gq78KmoZtk_Z7h0ZuShTqaiCL2RmdUuuyhQP6No5KHdbrDHTx5bXm1w3zkp0fjDRb_HrUO7NEk3bulfmRlun0WgE2a82M30nW7SliTc/s640/blogger-image--1282428812.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-uLfVEJ8UWyNrjiK_j9-6Mxbz0OhGzBvxoiYJu96QABsoFu0jUa9IHXC74UaSMlFNo_OsE4G5J39azt1nbBxhv9A_QGCJ6UefPwdDnqEu0a9MwGHE6Qxg4Sy4gstFZ_5w1Nv1iNS_vA/s640/blogger-image-2145696660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-uLfVEJ8UWyNrjiK_j9-6Mxbz0OhGzBvxoiYJu96QABsoFu0jUa9IHXC74UaSMlFNo_OsE4G5J39azt1nbBxhv9A_QGCJ6UefPwdDnqEu0a9MwGHE6Qxg4Sy4gstFZ_5w1Nv1iNS_vA/s640/blogger-image-2145696660.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q_hZ9k_6Sbm9C3XIsbIyUqDTt6quUnRiViGTzz54WUk-D5cQl1DWW-QGbphLnJic9y5hV-MnMKaH-AwbefLwsVnFnGNVm1EkMQ07-EgwIZLAowxWii1dyGUt27dw1u3wZ4V93Lya4Og/s640/blogger-image--2135144061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q_hZ9k_6Sbm9C3XIsbIyUqDTt6quUnRiViGTzz54WUk-D5cQl1DWW-QGbphLnJic9y5hV-MnMKaH-AwbefLwsVnFnGNVm1EkMQ07-EgwIZLAowxWii1dyGUt27dw1u3wZ4V93Lya4Og/s640/blogger-image--2135144061.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRC_PktyYRdjBc8nUnPttrzSChNYm70pLImpnJ5HiFM3JTwN0wK9qn8ToJdUvJBw4Jzim5r5iph3Vr15_LU0lXtsYRio1cM4jLXpA-ErQoWjg2vu8nLDibR1TbTvqPwba-8NEkwwuKXeM/s640/blogger-image-1243553493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRC_PktyYRdjBc8nUnPttrzSChNYm70pLImpnJ5HiFM3JTwN0wK9qn8ToJdUvJBw4Jzim5r5iph3Vr15_LU0lXtsYRio1cM4jLXpA-ErQoWjg2vu8nLDibR1TbTvqPwba-8NEkwwuKXeM/s640/blogger-image-1243553493.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I planted my own Palm Tree with my very own Juan Valdés! 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It was very touristy minus the tourists. Colombian holidays begin in a few weeks. So it was quiet. Lovely colors. Too many souvenir shops. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBTpsaJaod60EDR780XlF30qNSR_vTafw46eY1iTTRhT9gH2HExN6QMmp4baMVe2rAiT7-HAW8uoMiJKpN2YQHXCWodHN82mSY78DTcQihP5xYLGPE7dT7gV8jZUKroZ_ApfhD4hAMQY/s640/blogger-image--1807822881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBTpsaJaod60EDR780XlF30qNSR_vTafw46eY1iTTRhT9gH2HExN6QMmp4baMVe2rAiT7-HAW8uoMiJKpN2YQHXCWodHN82mSY78DTcQihP5xYLGPE7dT7gV8jZUKroZ_ApfhD4hAMQY/s640/blogger-image--1807822881.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyMR7cpvjZdpo3aOGiDrhqZzg1R8wKA_ncKa56vpRdz1tOFEd17n1L_wPklmeHWcfFka4aC6pdQ30byvSYHuzLKaCip0rD6IFvYhy-nnmr7PjXUBKpU2LfMmmIAkRnT4VxR8dDR3VhxU/s640/blogger-image-1227997486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyMR7cpvjZdpo3aOGiDrhqZzg1R8wKA_ncKa56vpRdz1tOFEd17n1L_wPklmeHWcfFka4aC6pdQ30byvSYHuzLKaCip0rD6IFvYhy-nnmr7PjXUBKpU2LfMmmIAkRnT4VxR8dDR3VhxU/s640/blogger-image-1227997486.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6XSxQEfM_wJz9gOl3LUgUHSrzP-iR79VZobjCBXFdZDHaN_VomHNmvjmya9k5CPoy8LrQovvxGdcBy_w-Kcsy029UhpBSGbS_YV_6y3PwO2NcMElc2n2RTV2Qz8_A_VCG-VuN9gvuGc/s640/blogger-image-841017370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6XSxQEfM_wJz9gOl3LUgUHSrzP-iR79VZobjCBXFdZDHaN_VomHNmvjmya9k5CPoy8LrQovvxGdcBy_w-Kcsy029UhpBSGbS_YV_6y3PwO2NcMElc2n2RTV2Qz8_A_VCG-VuN9gvuGc/s640/blogger-image-841017370.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHKPk0uLtU1oFTosqz5AUcm4mSVAE_q3s6INe1WwKrRTWk-EZ-4ezfLu27CjF3pYEJFR4RYLuE_3UtdTI0zBq6x8jy7h47D_Ha-DboCF8qeav6U9ahihTjUle8pZ7euKemvyEGOfz0No/s640/blogger-image-331866217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHKPk0uLtU1oFTosqz5AUcm4mSVAE_q3s6INe1WwKrRTWk-EZ-4ezfLu27CjF3pYEJFR4RYLuE_3UtdTI0zBq6x8jy7h47D_Ha-DboCF8qeav6U9ahihTjUle8pZ7euKemvyEGOfz0No/s640/blogger-image-331866217.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJoqZa7xSLlknvWRVaWMNwKbiEbod8wghVWzxFwCToJV6U1hIeDZ1EZ27G60-C_tH5jMFu3Lgnhgd7IARkxm4y9njTKY1LbzlNF4RmUPQU2VSXmtNvtXzxoxTFU0kbJKg6P2qFtVlWfo/s640/blogger-image--295585779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJoqZa7xSLlknvWRVaWMNwKbiEbod8wghVWzxFwCToJV6U1hIeDZ1EZ27G60-C_tH5jMFu3Lgnhgd7IARkxm4y9njTKY1LbzlNF4RmUPQU2VSXmtNvtXzxoxTFU0kbJKg6P2qFtVlWfo/s640/blogger-image--295585779.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuDZXRDmiCDKIPtIyMNwyRXay-sEjEZGhVKwekWKLtb1X9htwgGyLai446HeRNrK9L3bk0A3XrUjI5gZLARAaCmQqzc1lkgWp3J6x2I5YeABnd4yGl9018XL0GbsgMrlA-Sn7GZ6GO5c/s640/blogger-image--522476392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuDZXRDmiCDKIPtIyMNwyRXay-sEjEZGhVKwekWKLtb1X9htwgGyLai446HeRNrK9L3bk0A3XrUjI5gZLARAaCmQqzc1lkgWp3J6x2I5YeABnd4yGl9018XL0GbsgMrlA-Sn7GZ6GO5c/s640/blogger-image--522476392.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxVCVxqVyfOgZwcwT1T8ejGvOSeGuz0tW9xZUwkZE2Twd5m8TpzRmd2_xmjbltise4uzjVa8yIE5DCw9X7rWrihS-tkA93RWHVdQz8YRtO11N8mJPhIT4rsFTFpzN6xc6sJ94Do47lxE/s640/blogger-image-735065597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxVCVxqVyfOgZwcwT1T8ejGvOSeGuz0tW9xZUwkZE2Twd5m8TpzRmd2_xmjbltise4uzjVa8yIE5DCw9X7rWrihS-tkA93RWHVdQz8YRtO11N8mJPhIT4rsFTFpzN6xc6sJ94Do47lxE/s640/blogger-image-735065597.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This morning (last day) I finish up the tour of the plantation. It's very interesting and I'm the only one. It was nicer that way as opposed to a hoard of tourists. The pickers make about $5 a day (USD). That's just so astoundingly low. They work 6 days a week. Unbelievable. In any case, here are some photos. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOUKVCikPkFRj1H5vBOvWt1K3s-tpsY7fr0trVpSXbDIMp-BXEKTUYwReIiLK5_ayl4ygMOo4sSb34WvG41D3DBpfXV6SrMYoV1EzRmlVDjlDQYV80ZHVad-u0uXG3iQmX71rjfjpQms/s640/blogger-image-1315078382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOUKVCikPkFRj1H5vBOvWt1K3s-tpsY7fr0trVpSXbDIMp-BXEKTUYwReIiLK5_ayl4ygMOo4sSb34WvG41D3DBpfXV6SrMYoV1EzRmlVDjlDQYV80ZHVad-u0uXG3iQmX71rjfjpQms/s640/blogger-image-1315078382.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRKQiS8HM2Cf4FMlDi8hpav5zrNMxfQQGp0nmSLaBW3tOMqvN26Aia1S51HpBDgnYtjUdOckoz1S2LLikUgcM2Xl7NnGF1Xn3_wr0mujsG-MPg8g0Ju_n2e5jy85TKUDFTrkv0OdvGkY/s640/blogger-image--1639738467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was picked up at reception by Marina, my tour guide. When I saw the "car", I quickly realized that it was going to be just me, Marina and the driver (Daniel) for the day. Nine hours! My instant reaction was that I was going to run out of things to say at about hour two, and a mild panick took me over. Where were all the "other" people? And why wasn't there a "bus", where I could read my book quietly until we arrived at our destinations? So I convinced myself that I was SO lucky to have a private guide and driver for the day (in other words, shut up and get on with it!). Well, they were lovely and we had a brilliant day. At least I did. Here they are at lunch.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOriYUFVGVCGCKTTsZ5kzzp7kVIniSRVDemjr9w6I4b33BPTYbjtJXQpXXQGFL8GQ55a7oo1AweSzrMVci23-7a57QKP_xMkK5mjJpWzQt93Q_uUsiug_cMydI8zoPd-OHAWO2Cp1Mic/s640/blogger-image-1848133042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOriYUFVGVCGCKTTsZ5kzzp7kVIniSRVDemjr9w6I4b33BPTYbjtJXQpXXQGFL8GQ55a7oo1AweSzrMVci23-7a57QKP_xMkK5mjJpWzQt93Q_uUsiug_cMydI8zoPd-OHAWO2Cp1Mic/s640/blogger-image-1848133042.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lake Guatavita was one of the sacred lakes of the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muisca_mythology" title="Muisca mythology" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;"> i</a>ndigenous people (the Muisca), and a ritual conducted there is the basis for the legend of El Dorado", "the golden one". The legend says the lake is where the Muisca celebrated a ritual in which the Chieftan (named "El Dorado" by the Conquistadores) was covered in gold dust, then venturing out into the water on a ceremonial raft made of rushes, he dived into the waters, washing off the gold. Afterward, trinkets, jewelry, and other precious offerings were thrown into the waters by worshipers. Of course the Spanish went mad looking for the gold and even tried to drain the lake by cutting a hole at the edge. The Muisca had wonderful wisdom and the real gold here is self knowledge and an open heart. There is a tradition there that you make a heartfelt offering of a beautiful thought and a warm sentiment of gratitude to Guavita: "Mother of Life...". I did Marina's version: To meditate on three of my happiest moments and "throw" them in the lake. This offering will help restore more happiness to the world. It was a beautiful meditation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Below are pictures of the mythical raft (I took the photo in the Gold Museum), the lagoon and surrounding landscape. Beautiful. A very special place. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRxMjXBNdl0oS-oQ2SukAUsfJspLKIwujkEAZeakbgLGzpX5_jvuwqdz4I1aV9KG28qBzg9bzOvQKEBp3GkxV9Jh_nHAhZuwsHzDuzyvb9eVc0QcL3NaGkcPKF_rypKtMXly6WJKAwCk/s640/blogger-image--11714106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRxMjXBNdl0oS-oQ2SukAUsfJspLKIwujkEAZeakbgLGzpX5_jvuwqdz4I1aV9KG28qBzg9bzOvQKEBp3GkxV9Jh_nHAhZuwsHzDuzyvb9eVc0QcL3NaGkcPKF_rypKtMXly6WJKAwCk/s640/blogger-image--11714106.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGeWsW440y17PRXzHNr2Qqj33xxKx8ELUFuzkuYS7e3JBeQNDphmSWLgPfdcfGwynYqxjKSF3jXyZ6B-MrxfUvVjIXtGAWv4fLDDq5-YR8ew3GsKjiMBBNcaUT6bKthkbWz2sv5YI4_0/s640/blogger-image--469732593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGeWsW440y17PRXzHNr2Qqj33xxKx8ELUFuzkuYS7e3JBeQNDphmSWLgPfdcfGwynYqxjKSF3jXyZ6B-MrxfUvVjIXtGAWv4fLDDq5-YR8ew3GsKjiMBBNcaUT6bKthkbWz2sv5YI4_0/s640/blogger-image--469732593.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQYK3hGN5_WoSFxeolwTYRKu2AoqzXou7oJIRj0m3eN6CVA07acVt3yi2wvaStJ1KaFHlOcNEMjzFuSuLyr2XFcbhZm-sRAK560GfZAxh910_Qb6YNJA18e8sEJrpLsIoKwX21yyI12M/s640/blogger-image--2015930017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQYK3hGN5_WoSFxeolwTYRKu2AoqzXou7oJIRj0m3eN6CVA07acVt3yi2wvaStJ1KaFHlOcNEMjzFuSuLyr2XFcbhZm-sRAK560GfZAxh910_Qb6YNJA18e8sEJrpLsIoKwX21yyI12M/s640/blogger-image--2015930017.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8m-2x0lsUWsuX4l4T4l-NGAMLv2_Bfipf3qyLJhFZQpUGyqbSCtSdfMpmo9aNdcBeW3xYsr0PA18t4jI5h7-mam9VneebjlpbmQuT1g7FwCL0XfsV8P2eWUTuh-sZkeBleMinZqRN_0/s640/blogger-image--1100271455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8m-2x0lsUWsuX4l4T4l-NGAMLv2_Bfipf3qyLJhFZQpUGyqbSCtSdfMpmo9aNdcBeW3xYsr0PA18t4jI5h7-mam9VneebjlpbmQuT1g7FwCL0XfsV8P2eWUTuh-sZkeBleMinZqRN_0/s640/blogger-image--1100271455.jpg"></a></div><br></div>GUATAVITA TOWN</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This whole town was rebuilt in the mid 1960's on higher ground because the authorities needed to build a reservoir to service Bogotá. Everyone was relocated and the old down was flooded. It must have been a big social undertaking. Here are some pictures of the new town. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN89HYSlj4I_1Nc004bP8-hmm1s9Dm8i8aJzbn5R5UdebdrC4CI8uk9bv9v3N2gHOtP2q4XUa2UrfeR9LuzTA-2qM4o6sWYRTS0nyyhtDjuZqcns9iA6Mhife9cjS15ejYVCQC36IQyA/s640/blogger-image-91152834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN89HYSlj4I_1Nc004bP8-hmm1s9Dm8i8aJzbn5R5UdebdrC4CI8uk9bv9v3N2gHOtP2q4XUa2UrfeR9LuzTA-2qM4o6sWYRTS0nyyhtDjuZqcns9iA6Mhife9cjS15ejYVCQC36IQyA/s640/blogger-image-91152834.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9q4uAZl1F-coTDA8mbvZOQXylqT9HAjS9orSFvcPyJTNuczCTn3bY8TUzJwaxxexELkQ_IgwbQ2IGq6d_Gba7SVBXseLREjVjuSvcXJwLYukvhROEW8w-_H4Kn522Cx_niS5vwib1U-g/s640/blogger-image--275229470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9q4uAZl1F-coTDA8mbvZOQXylqT9HAjS9orSFvcPyJTNuczCTn3bY8TUzJwaxxexELkQ_IgwbQ2IGq6d_Gba7SVBXseLREjVjuSvcXJwLYukvhROEW8w-_H4Kn522Cx_niS5vwib1U-g/s640/blogger-image--275229470.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqc9oTkhBkezOhkOz0Bh_OgkikXKBp5p9_soEe737-xYMZly4T9uk1k9j9ro9N4OCJPeGxCJbObDwv55bArVDReVCyQ9-S2dzlaIQrAtkbTwnFrpVXQeVbm-LTfxULasEmH-pzKwT_d8/s640/blogger-image-1022819835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqc9oTkhBkezOhkOz0Bh_OgkikXKBp5p9_soEe737-xYMZly4T9uk1k9j9ro9N4OCJPeGxCJbObDwv55bArVDReVCyQ9-S2dzlaIQrAtkbTwnFrpVXQeVbm-LTfxULasEmH-pzKwT_d8/s640/blogger-image-1022819835.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUY9Z_HnolY6jMhP6sS0Crroodwu9xdQYvsf91yraQ5EuwV9zDNM_6UMSn3HYXbgg6KP5ApArGxyZI7lt-HoaNHjKouXKLa8DP6pFJBhGuUGj6bgcSWOb2Vi8bzL8lpCEXA1yVlpz-sk/s640/blogger-image--1993560418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUY9Z_HnolY6jMhP6sS0Crroodwu9xdQYvsf91yraQ5EuwV9zDNM_6UMSn3HYXbgg6KP5ApArGxyZI7lt-HoaNHjKouXKLa8DP6pFJBhGuUGj6bgcSWOb2Vi8bzL8lpCEXA1yVlpz-sk/s640/blogger-image--1993560418.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>ZIPAQUIRA </div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;">A beautiful colonial town. It's quite common here for houses in towns to be painted all the same color(s). The mayor of Zipaquira recently decreed that the "new" town colors would be red and blue. You can see them here in the photos. The "old" colors are green and many buildings have not yet been re-painted. 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It began when miners carved a sanctuary, as a place for their daily prayers asking for protection to the saints before starting to work. A church was built in the 1950's in the mine but was later decommissioned as it was unstable due to the dynamite. Later in the 1990's, the present cathedral was built. It's bizarre and spectacular at the same time. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">There are 14 stations of the cross in small chapels, a dome, three naves and a sacristy. 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She said "es complicado" and tried to explain why I shouldn't do this and insisted on calling a taxi for me. I wasn't quite sure what the danger would be: kidnapping, mugging, or just being ripped off on the fare. When the taxi came, she said I needed a "clave" (password) and told me to tell the taxi driver. I told him. He punched it into his device. And off we went. I later learned that the password is the last two digits of your phone number. It's a security measure. <div><br></div><div>I went to the Gold Museum in the historic district. It's an amazing place and brings to life Latin American culture and history through the story of gold and other metals. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWMjcMX-R8Mq1cJNslciFV2JFfCLvMRGFdAuRjxWMH__zP9UzSAgFjV003LoeWkJI9GlxjCY7EOUkCgXilnJcpi4YybhFbHMe8wcaUnCZ2DJuc1GdrEAw30cx3kQt3nsCYo-yg0DVH4o/s640/blogger-image--182635344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWMjcMX-R8Mq1cJNslciFV2JFfCLvMRGFdAuRjxWMH__zP9UzSAgFjV003LoeWkJI9GlxjCY7EOUkCgXilnJcpi4YybhFbHMe8wcaUnCZ2DJuc1GdrEAw30cx3kQt3nsCYo-yg0DVH4o/s640/blogger-image--182635344.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDxz0eyV3KFG9-hDAQsdZC7TUdLYJDdQFjlAhjr-Xo0dyLkcMNMYPg5Bu3tIFafyLCHoTKq9H_6FD1wiLqzCG2XrqYKbamjiXtpfGn0u5Dq3gIJzu5i5km6NaI3hdXUdX5xC_F9YM2qY/s640/blogger-image--971637532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDxz0eyV3KFG9-hDAQsdZC7TUdLYJDdQFjlAhjr-Xo0dyLkcMNMYPg5Bu3tIFafyLCHoTKq9H_6FD1wiLqzCG2XrqYKbamjiXtpfGn0u5Dq3gIJzu5i5km6NaI3hdXUdX5xC_F9YM2qY/s640/blogger-image--971637532.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1fGf9NELAfzg7Dlo2zfmdtCFmPU0TYyHjLhGTKvhS2kupX2uVJZqQ_pxyZU6SwXY3-r-rIZ0tdcTB3UZWCIxSjWenVVlxo9ziFhyphenhyphen_o6dbtc0NNqyf91ZmwrtdWDTGwhORN363v1j-N0/s640/blogger-image-962379246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1fGf9NELAfzg7Dlo2zfmdtCFmPU0TYyHjLhGTKvhS2kupX2uVJZqQ_pxyZU6SwXY3-r-rIZ0tdcTB3UZWCIxSjWenVVlxo9ziFhyphenhyphen_o6dbtc0NNqyf91ZmwrtdWDTGwhORN363v1j-N0/s640/blogger-image-962379246.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuEGL151lSrf5JavNyKgTPHlsPLeozYQPSFcq9ieYu5JXRcHJdJh0USz30XOfQaX1L4cxLBAgPjpFj67MBtG7lcYMD4fB1ZARpT9sylIVw7GyxBZ3Tyz_uvtOMdEUICyz41cxxfqOR-c/s640/blogger-image-1157800753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuEGL151lSrf5JavNyKgTPHlsPLeozYQPSFcq9ieYu5JXRcHJdJh0USz30XOfQaX1L4cxLBAgPjpFj67MBtG7lcYMD4fB1ZARpT9sylIVw7GyxBZ3Tyz_uvtOMdEUICyz41cxxfqOR-c/s640/blogger-image-1157800753.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2YnvVbOY46v_pjseKZnU8ybRhK98lI0O4kM2UV720jA_K7xawZBcIT_aj69eXay2K6rDspc47Z7RDJQdwtnXa2hFoF51_WObmdJvBfl3H2VTHllatkboRAI4CqjNlRZefR9tNDuGxp4/s640/blogger-image--1379741888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2YnvVbOY46v_pjseKZnU8ybRhK98lI0O4kM2UV720jA_K7xawZBcIT_aj69eXay2K6rDspc47Z7RDJQdwtnXa2hFoF51_WObmdJvBfl3H2VTHllatkboRAI4CqjNlRZefR9tNDuGxp4/s640/blogger-image--1379741888.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUof6thM8WwvEH9Xb7cH32UMjv74LQPZPkOkTch-IEzyxHqF72eqaZKy4pOIgRxhIgv0yLon7lmzi0Z0dAYoy52Tf9XsUgFgYidpyruyGcPrjN5MpQPFy2zYalnCrZupAQSLZWLLhiWQA/s640/blogger-image-716803945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUof6thM8WwvEH9Xb7cH32UMjv74LQPZPkOkTch-IEzyxHqF72eqaZKy4pOIgRxhIgv0yLon7lmzi0Z0dAYoy52Tf9XsUgFgYidpyruyGcPrjN5MpQPFy2zYalnCrZupAQSLZWLLhiWQA/s640/blogger-image-716803945.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Following that, I went to the local tourist office in Plaza de Bolivar and found out there was a walking tour. So off I went. We were accompanied by two young guys from the Army. Here we go again, I thought! More security. How lucky. How awful. As it turns out, they were on their 1-year mandatory army service but also in training to be tour guides. The army was lending them out for training. Wow! I thought this was better than the alternative: that it was so unsafe that we needed an army escort. </div><div><br></div><div>Back to the taxi's. Even the tourist office and my new army friend strongly advised me not to hail a cab (there was no official taxi rank) so they tried calling for one. They were all booked as it was rush hour. So my new friend stepped out and got one for me instantly. Oh my....having friends in powerful places! Here we are below :) </div><div><br></div><div>(I wonder how all the other tourists managed?)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrzY546S9um1HWBk9BmaMOjxUukC2fxBt4cx-uI13rTZ2i8KcUHGGxTNio67WLui1cTBhdRxg7e0vHYrT9uNvkNPQ9HZfrIUG3dH4VncRv1SwnnjlBN8mBMJC8Rk_r-lu2depQk2X9XE/s640/blogger-image--1533675017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrzY546S9um1HWBk9BmaMOjxUukC2fxBt4cx-uI13rTZ2i8KcUHGGxTNio67WLui1cTBhdRxg7e0vHYrT9uNvkNPQ9HZfrIUG3dH4VncRv1SwnnjlBN8mBMJC8Rk_r-lu2depQk2X9XE/s640/blogger-image--1533675017.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm staying in tonight. What else? Milena is baking fresh empanadas downstairs and invited me down to enjoy. All is well that ends well! </div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-15995237400322618972014-05-28T20:07:00.001-07:002014-05-28T20:19:20.713-07:00Bogotá - First Impressions<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Police are everywhere. I feel a strong sense of fear and relief at the same time. These aren't great feelings to be having on day 1. They say even the police do shakedowns on tourists. Sniffer dogs are everywhere. And not for narcotics. The god damn dog jackets say "explosivio". My hotel looked lovely (for a budget hotel) on the internet. But I'm the only one staying here. I wonder why? To get in, you have to ring the buzzer, which is inside an iron grill. Have people ran away with the buzzer before? They don't give you a front door key. Good job I'm staying in tonight. The manager is very nice. I needed to get money from an ATM this morning and I asked her where to go. She told me I could come downtown with her or try one of the three banks on the avenue around the corner. But it was really up to me. She said I should go and see for myself if I felt safe enough there. I had read never to withdraw from an ATM on the street. These were on the street. I did it anyway. Never have I felt more afraid using an ATM. Is this all a huge exaggeration and an abundance of caution for the tourists? I don't know. But it feels scary. It makes me want to check into a luxury hotel with a gym and a spa! </span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">On the good side, the weather is lovely and I checked out two Spanish schools today. The staff were very friendly at both places. I will give the city a chance. There is lots to do here. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">T</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">o understand the sheer size of the city, consider that Mexico City and New York City are the only North American cities larger than Bogotá (source: wiki travel). It has almost nine million inhabitants - a minor fact that I overlooked before coming here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If all else fails, I will study Spanish for the week and check myself into a very nice hotel! </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-58396140732520926592014-05-16T15:54:00.001-07:002014-05-16T16:00:31.844-07:00Pontoon, IrelandJust posting a picture I took this morning at around 7.00 am as I was leaving for the airport. This was taken at the back of our family home. The dawn chorus had just about finished. The fish were jumping. It's a beautiful setting. A slice of heaven. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnAW8ld_Ilw5jmFmrFmhlB2ZyP7Chunq0PnbWAgdKREytJlrOH-6tr_W2APCzd7AXCURVXryvaUaeXDthUyfuuz1Cg8zQ4Su1P8mZjVlKvcGcR8hgyhVP-ObFRCS6DAsbQFOKcKtJr70/s640/blogger-image-2038560210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnAW8ld_Ilw5jmFmrFmhlB2ZyP7Chunq0PnbWAgdKREytJlrOH-6tr_W2APCzd7AXCURVXryvaUaeXDthUyfuuz1Cg8zQ4Su1P8mZjVlKvcGcR8hgyhVP-ObFRCS6DAsbQFOKcKtJr70/s640/blogger-image-2038560210.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This one was taken the evening before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5iu0wqv0rflafNI0LMqZsbjTv3L2pERM6jR9FFNIASR1vID00rncFU_jdHwv4Ifefv2DrOq0eegsbtim6KoyQK53kEVmEMtOJzUj0S6NXhkURwMVEuj6ZHfvb3kCPpxkL8Kj6lJwyss/s640/blogger-image-931573970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5iu0wqv0rflafNI0LMqZsbjTv3L2pERM6jR9FFNIASR1vID00rncFU_jdHwv4Ifefv2DrOq0eegsbtim6KoyQK53kEVmEMtOJzUj0S6NXhkURwMVEuj6ZHfvb3kCPpxkL8Kj6lJwyss/s640/blogger-image-931573970.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And this one the evening before that...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5yQj44PZA8Vu5ZmrQPDbHxKlo-orrpuz7SGDpCqEEQ6KvkOo6hLpMBnpVk3XZqspyN9eYm_B7KJbRHRAsHtLryT3kUMwyr31-UJiY5Jx8NxleeOAkloGJAuViffEE5h98vC_qv_kPhA/s640/blogger-image--626559514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5yQj44PZA8Vu5ZmrQPDbHxKlo-orrpuz7SGDpCqEEQ6KvkOo6hLpMBnpVk3XZqspyN9eYm_B7KJbRHRAsHtLryT3kUMwyr31-UJiY5Jx8NxleeOAkloGJAuViffEE5h98vC_qv_kPhA/s640/blogger-image--626559514.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-17539646194039599312014-05-15T15:32:00.001-07:002014-05-15T15:32:24.674-07:00ViennaMay 8-11<div><br></div><div>Vienna is an amazing city. It's one historic building or palace after another. The city is beautiful. The music is amazing....and I'm not talking about Conchita Wurst, who incidentally won the Eurovision Song Contest the Saturday night we were there (they went crazy in the pubs that night!!). </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Blue Danube</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUIsxgHhplHwbHoStZWKUuUDMv1a7CCSo8wWtpL8rn-OoNB6tY1tDPbkYJCZOvZ2xpWwZk0cUYUpuU_gujarPWLvg4UovW5NljcmTxR4QbFKwWQAQvSsS21RRaPE9Ge1MahXd5d6lIgg/s640/blogger-image-371473455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUIsxgHhplHwbHoStZWKUuUDMv1a7CCSo8wWtpL8rn-OoNB6tY1tDPbkYJCZOvZ2xpWwZk0cUYUpuU_gujarPWLvg4UovW5NljcmTxR4QbFKwWQAQvSsS21RRaPE9Ge1MahXd5d6lIgg/s640/blogger-image-371473455.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Schönbrunn Palace / the Hapsburg's summer house before they were exiled in 1918</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLhnt9T4lnUtoibqL9i6OUWGs5jH5lLA5OkRv0PmpcnmG12fYP7yvlioFNeu3un07EEim8Cf7_unboLpOd_ujULSfeiYAZLAjugUOQapGZ831D3DzYCnujB90zb2hUQRM_YkWYguHVnY/s640/blogger-image-93373091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well, the concert was just an excuse to go on a trip with my mother, sister and aunt. It was a lovely few days. The concert was great too!!<div><br></div><div>May 5-8</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDh-jbex5ri98MsyLql_e_qsaeyLNt9nWhRQTgv5WrJT7Iro3in8BC-7JDX8fwtZGmdpOavBmoz6Vmp46yruO0Upni3N8P-rf5O5eR9I3CxIpfq2QH_u1k3Bb68e9RQqKR35l__CoaZ_g/s640/blogger-image-487056883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDh-jbex5ri98MsyLql_e_qsaeyLNt9nWhRQTgv5WrJT7Iro3in8BC-7JDX8fwtZGmdpOavBmoz6Vmp46yruO0Upni3N8P-rf5O5eR9I3CxIpfq2QH_u1k3Bb68e9RQqKR35l__CoaZ_g/s640/blogger-image-487056883.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7Ot_NFxf3UtcYRsvDULaMKjG9kcMeGr-dpTYol3piXaV4eWydtdEqbgQ4KU32i3k-2PYzDXVzLP8E4pjkk2fZLr3l6pLws_qx5SFkv-xx3-gN3TFgz7c63IfwYkZmm43L0DunnOxdUw/s640/blogger-image--1645459822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7Ot_NFxf3UtcYRsvDULaMKjG9kcMeGr-dpTYol3piXaV4eWydtdEqbgQ4KU32i3k-2PYzDXVzLP8E4pjkk2fZLr3l6pLws_qx5SFkv-xx3-gN3TFgz7c63IfwYkZmm43L0DunnOxdUw/s640/blogger-image--1645459822.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrYT_zzdv4LxJnwEFDQwZaqXKmFaD-Uu51gVWpUiYNv-dWnNqe9AHJL_o4cSD4JZVZVqcvjjB4r4kYGQfWZEj1PpOORI97WBXqCCKWlPV2ZZFB3fb5TdBH9hNdqy51FmxaNVyIfFxMT8/s640/blogger-image-1652683489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrYT_zzdv4LxJnwEFDQwZaqXKmFaD-Uu51gVWpUiYNv-dWnNqe9AHJL_o4cSD4JZVZVqcvjjB4r4kYGQfWZEj1PpOORI97WBXqCCKWlPV2ZZFB3fb5TdBH9hNdqy51FmxaNVyIfFxMT8/s640/blogger-image-1652683489.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864615361677423923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499706136324824895.post-28802310748291758572014-04-27T20:08:00.001-07:002014-04-27T20:08:26.114-07:00Machu Picchu<div><br></div><div><br></div>We arrived into Machu Picchu town (also known as Aquas Calientes). It's not a pretty town as it's main purpose is to serve the tourists going to Machu Picchu. Still, the setting was magnificent in a steep valley and a train track that runs right through the town. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytOYmjfC0X3gL8DvZFzDac6JO2OsO-BShW4nktAewv4ZXJcRe8J8uC7Uu83HSH884osIY6H4Qz2UWQksVvpbJRgsQvAntjgNubhqxsu5Ly7Bqq8c7rTzTkur09dwDUByfwSQx7_RuzWg/s640/blogger-image--23877231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytOYmjfC0X3gL8DvZFzDac6JO2OsO-BShW4nktAewv4ZXJcRe8J8uC7Uu83HSH884osIY6H4Qz2UWQksVvpbJRgsQvAntjgNubhqxsu5Ly7Bqq8c7rTzTkur09dwDUByfwSQx7_RuzWg/s640/blogger-image--23877231.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDV8GUZzdad59a73pO1WX5PkWq_niz0rWQHxy9pm0e3ERN7ifE3MUbUGVBOfONIb84miWe6d26S3gddq_Pr2wI_qnmpzjandNu6GK4Wyg7Y1u4ilH9qqxzMbG1lc1yQCoZQww6SK3Yuc/s640/blogger-image--1967824035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDV8GUZzdad59a73pO1WX5PkWq_niz0rWQHxy9pm0e3ERN7ifE3MUbUGVBOfONIb84miWe6d26S3gddq_Pr2wI_qnmpzjandNu6GK4Wyg7Y1u4ilH9qqxzMbG1lc1yQCoZQww6SK3Yuc/s640/blogger-image--1967824035.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got up at 5.00 am to go to Machu Pucchu. It was foggy and magical at 6.30 by the time we got through the main gates. It was breath taking. Some pictures below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZv5a4VedacDc3RKwcv_OG9DinkBW-Q5LL0cUsJvNy4jByrLR_Po0cG4H7BwBVjzQopRXI5xDoi4Kx7I6ipOF_HUQGJm1uP7AzQ_yB6ojIIIwPJvioUXde5PnynZZr3kWGtpQn9e8nyPA/s640/blogger-image-870469518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZv5a4VedacDc3RKwcv_OG9DinkBW-Q5LL0cUsJvNy4jByrLR_Po0cG4H7BwBVjzQopRXI5xDoi4Kx7I6ipOF_HUQGJm1uP7AzQ_yB6ojIIIwPJvioUXde5PnynZZr3kWGtpQn9e8nyPA/s640/blogger-image-870469518.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1ERA-5x7jlbW9XE04ZoIK7ab2ugLPTyUmMAA6dFwWk2S0ikstdFWGwe1hmI7IlAVt1wXgb7tOHp2GXezy3fAv3ddzz-RTTXMPWTDFIY3Yf_VUAKhyphenhyphenJFdKtMR_7uT8uBMezUimAXjYIU/s640/blogger-image-1633821586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We were tight on time. It was thrilling. Unfortunately, it was too cloudy to get a view from the very top but the views and flora were stunning on the way up and down. It was one of the highlights of my trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpSYqg-lFjznQMkCMxn0Mn8wZSHbGFAB8-HEKUIkD-GW8MxOYXBoEg28t1nN2BiY4A4Gc0Glh73tM_8Tn0gDlRgafljO9yySkIYXLzseJHYMyFA6VlkfxZ0zQdpTaYsj0OdZAy-nZfw4/s640/blogger-image-930149378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpSYqg-lFjznQMkCMxn0Mn8wZSHbGFAB8-HEKUIkD-GW8MxOYXBoEg28t1nN2BiY4A4Gc0Glh73tM_8Tn0gDlRgafljO9yySkIYXLzseJHYMyFA6VlkfxZ0zQdpTaYsj0OdZAy-nZfw4/s640/blogger-image-930149378.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh01tKa-h87G2uyWN_UVtSiq1afvedexaf35M-SAdiraRAya1LM-eaEbMarEBEi4a5_9Hqdaw1ow9hz1QWVCiVZKob2eWY_oyzoZL3HUSLdqEa2ztLeHE4maE5QSthVjfkx_2B_Uwf_w/s640/blogger-image-1885861277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But it is best known as the Capital of the Inca Empire. It was a city of beautiful stone architecture with wide squares and many large temples and palaces decorated with gold and silver. Then the Spanish came and destroyed much of it. They built the Colonial Cusco along the foundations of Inca walls and streets. It's a beautiful city. 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<p><span style="font-size: 10.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialNarrow'; color: rgb(34.509804%, 34.509804%, 33.333332%)">Known as Wilcamayo by the Incas, the lush, fertile valley has
long been the main source of food for the high Andes. Maize
crops can be seen surrounding the river and covering the
terraces carved high into the valley walls. </span><span style="color: rgb(88, 88, 85); font-family: ArialNarrow; font-size: 10pt;">Ollantaytambo is situated 2792 m (9160 ft) above sea level.
The town is geometrically perfect and is a magnificant example
of Incan urban planning. We also visited a weaving community which was really fascinating. They have been reviviving the ancient craft since the early 80's as it had almost been lost. Everything they do is hand washed, hand spun, hand woven, hand dyed and hand weaved. It was an honor to meet the weavers and learn about their craft. Oh yes, and I picked out my dinner. See below!! </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(88, 88, 85); font-family: ArialNarrow; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicyvtHcZNBbPAoBn7qwVT-xByU2KXhTQ_KfoZRv55CgrBYvPq5Mw8j3DQsh1sS4o8SENLHPRSSxNEblMN7iOuleI_b-_DEBjw298-Pdjx8_TiERG7-QoWR1j6N4IrHiFEpyIH1gIBJKw/s640/blogger-image-1463419549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicyvtHcZNBbPAoBn7qwVT-xByU2KXhTQ_KfoZRv55CgrBYvPq5Mw8j3DQsh1sS4o8SENLHPRSSxNEblMN7iOuleI_b-_DEBjw298-Pdjx8_TiERG7-QoWR1j6N4IrHiFEpyIH1gIBJKw/s640/blogger-image-1463419549.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbvFnPxT5y6KnD7_9Fw9An8g2PuAF-wEiuFsN9ns0-mx_eYXM9xpFM9G2uz6MU4XWmud0QasRfThrSYmI8STwiDy2SjM-merzJOQo6xeCyl-1sOe7PylbzZwt_uyLBwpzUHLKK_nzr-A/s640/blogger-image-806936250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I also met a cousin for dinner one night and a friend of a friend on another two nights. It was a lovely few days. The ceviche was amazing and the beach was foggy - a lot like San Francisco. Did you know it never rains in Lima? Never (well, not quite...the last down pour was in nineteen seventy something). Oh yes, it was Easter and the whole place was closed down on Good Friday for services, except for one museum. It was well worth the visit. For Easter, street vendors everywhere were selling Wawa bread (baby shaped bread supposed to be offered up to God...or just eaten) and little crucifixes wrapped in Palm leaves. 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I scored a half price 4-night/5-day cruise, sharing a cabin; except for I didn't have to share a cabin. It was a 16-person catamaran yacht. So perfect. The other passengers were really nice and we all got on really well. The islands were amazing. As you probably know, there are no predators (sharks maybe) so the animals have no fear. You can go right up to them, but you are requested to stay at least 6 feet away and to back away if they show any sign of annoyance. I was going to say it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience but I'm sure that I will be back. What a wonderful way to spend a vacation! Hiking, bird watching, climbing, snorkeling and just enjoying the boat. Every day was unique as each island is different. It was pretty incredible. 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