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Archives for May 2009

Day 19 – Rio Pance

Sunday 31st May, 2009 2 Comments

A lazy Sunday morning this morning, although not too lazy with a baby demanding attention at early hours. Today being Sunday, Enrique organised a trip for the families somewhere for lunch. This time it was to a restaurant up on the Pance River, a favourite area for the people of Cali to go and relax … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Colombia 2009

Day 18 – Bookstore

Saturday 30th May, 2009 1 Comment

A quiet day today, we walked down to the small shopping mall near the hotel and spent some time looking through the bookstore. We had been told there was a nice book there talking about the history of Colombia, but written for children – and they had an English version too. We bought that book … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Colombia 2009

Day 17 – Fruit and Vegetable markets

Friday 29th May, 2009 1 Comment

We spent some time after breakfast sitting on the front porch enjoying the cooler morning air. It was overcast and dull, but the birds were out in force around the gardens, so I grabbed the camera to try and get some photos. I loved the hummingbirds hovering around the flowers – fascinating birds. Every Friday, … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Colombia 2009

Day 16 – Chiquitines

Thursday 28th May, 2009 10 Comments

I was up earlier than everyone else this morning with a splitting headache – I must have slept the wrong way and my neck muscles seized up. I was not feeling well all morning, and I was having difficulty keeping any pain relief drugs down, so we were worried that I wouldn’t be able to … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Colombia 2009

Day 15 – Cristo Rey, Passport Photos and Futbol

Wednesday 27th May, 2009 Leave a Comment

Another early start from Andres, but after sitting up for a while, he did go back to sleep. After breakfast we were collected by our interpreter who would be our guide for the day – Magnolia arranged for a driver with a nice big airconditioned people-mover and took us and the other Australian family out … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Colombia 2009

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