Up early this morning to prepare for a tour of the city with Magnolia. We wanted to visit the hospital were Nicol was born so that we could take some photos for her to see when she is older. Unfortunately, one of Magnolia’s friends drove past the hospital the other day and told us that … [Read More »]
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Day 18 – Sleeping, Swimming and Shopping
Another day spent mostly at the hotel. I sat out on the front porch with the kids in the morning while Andres played with the other kids staying at the hotel. The Swedish family who were here when we arrived were finally ready to fly to Bogota today, so before they left, we got a … [Read More »]
Day 17 – Unico
Quiet day today. After a late start, one of the hotel’s drivers took us out to the Unico Mall, which has a lot of outlet shops and a different selection than ChipiChape. We spent about an hour at the mall, which included stopping for a milkshake which I shared with Andres. It was made with … [Read More »]
Day 16 – Simon Parrilla
Tried unsuccessfully to sleep in this morning – kids don’t seem to understand Sundays at all. Enrique took us out for lunch to a restaurant called the Simon Parrilla – nice name. He convinced Leanne to order something which was described as the belly of the cow (not the inside yucky bits, but the fleshy … [Read More »]
Day 15 – River Cats
Slow start to the morning – woke up to find a steady drizzle of rain outside. At the moment, it is one of the two annual “wet” seasons here in Cali. Different regions of Colombia have enormous differences in altitude and along with those differences come different climates. Apparently Colombians tend to describe their country … [Read More »]
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