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Day 38 – Monserrate

Monday 14th May, 2012 Leave a Comment

We had a quiet morning at the hotel, catching up on some washing, doing a little grocery shopping and playing with the kids. After lunch, we caught a taxi to Monserrate, the mountain which towers over down-town Bogota. There are two ways of getting to the top – a funicular (cable-train) and a teleferico (cable-car). … [Read More »]

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Day 37 – Parque Jaime Duque

Sunday 13th May, 2012 Leave a Comment

Mothers Day today – we were warned not to try and go out somewhere for lunch, all the restaurants would be booked out and places such as cemeteries would be crowded with people visiting. Jorge’s wife Patricia picked us up at 9:30am to drive us to Parque Jaime Duque, a fun park and zoo about an … [Read More »]

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Day 36 – Halifax Again

Saturday 12th May, 2012 5 Comments

Another, unintentionally quiet day today. We had intended to go out and do some tours around Bogota today, but Leanne had spent most of the night with diarrhea and vomiting, so wasn’t feeling up to going anywhere. She spent a lot of time sleeping while I looked after the kids. In the afternoon, when Leanne was … [Read More »]

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Day 35 – Halifax

Friday 11th May, 2012 Leave a Comment

A quiet day today – we had decided to hang around the hotel and relax for a bit after being out every day over the past week or so. Leanne spent some time putting a few loads of washing on while I looked after the kids. The hotel provides a washing machine that the guests … [Read More »]

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Day 34 – Armenia to Bogota

Thursday 10th May, 2012 Leave a Comment

A very early start today – we had a driver coming at 9:00am to take us to the airport for our flight to Bogota. For some reason, they like you to get to the airport 2.5 hours before a domestic flight. I understand that Bogota airport sometimes gets quite busy, but some of these regional … [Read More »]

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