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Laughing On The Way Out: May 2012
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Laughing On The Way Out. Thursday, May 10, 2012. Borrowed from jennybsspace.blogspot.com. A brightly lit changing room is not an older woman's friend. Neither is the mirror. I'm edging toward dim light in a number of ways! J and I went on a minor shopping spree the other day. Youngest daughter is getting married at the end of June. J has a lovely skirt she is willing to lend but it needs just the right. Well, okay. I look pretty good in green. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Writing Down the Words.
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Down Time — LOOKING2LIVE
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February 28, 2015. After traveling for over 2 weeks and both battling health issues this week, we needed some down time today. So we went to hang out at the Santa Fe Mall, frequented by the upper class of Medellin. It could just as easily have been Pentagon City, except that most people we saw were NOT tourists. Current favorite quotation: "And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Anaïs Nin. Enter your email address:. About a year ago.
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Day #1 in Medellin — LOOKING2LIVE
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Day #1 in Medellin. February 24, 2015. Fernando Botero seems to be it when it comes to Colombian art. His work is everywhere. This morning we started out at Plaza Botero, which has a bunch of huge statues like this one. They all bring a smile to one's face because they just seem so large and lovable. On the Botero Plaza is the Museum of Antioquia, which is dominated by works of Botero but also contains a lot of other works of art. Like the ones above and below. The special exhibit was Botero's Circus.
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The Terror of a Fork — LOOKING2LIVE
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The Terror of a Fork. February 23, 2015. First a final night-time glimpse of Cartagena out our 4th floor apartment window, where we dried our laundry and watched and listened to the world go by. The Plaza Santo Domingo is a hopping place at night. This morning I was awakened early by the sounds of Gregorian chant coming from the church. Catholicism is alive and well in Cartagena. We haven't quite plugged into the magic of Medellin, but tomorrow we will hit the streets once again. Enter your email address:.
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Amazonas — LOOKING2LIVE
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March 4, 2015. Our cabin was constructed in the traditional style with a thatched roof. We did have an indoor bathroom, but no electricity. We had a solar-powered lantern in our room that allowed us to see how to get in and out of bed at night. We had mosquito netting over our beds. The water we drank and showered in came from rain catchments. It was life with only the basics. Tomorrow we will make a final pass of the souvenir shops and then fly back to Bogota, welcoming a breath of cooler air! About a y...
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The End of the World — LOOKING2LIVE
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The End of the World. February 22, 2016. We spent most of yesterday getting from the north to the far south of Argentina. After a very sketchy landing (so bad that everyone on the plane clapped in thanks that we hadn't crashed), we got our first glimpse of Ushuaia, which was still in daylight at 8 pm. It definitely feels like a small town sitting on the end of the world. We had a wonderful lunch of roast lamb to celebrate David's 69th birthday. Dessert comes later at a tea-house recommended by our ne...
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Local Transortation — LOOKING2LIVE
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February 20, 2016. We needed to go from Cafayate to Salta today and opted to travel as the locals do. The one-way ticket cost $12.50. I am sure we were the only non-locals on the bus, which was completely full. We had a somewhat rocky start when the bus stopped for about 15 minutes on the way out of town and then we were told to get off and get on another bus. No one ever explained why. Otherwise it was a pretty uneventful 4-hour bus ride to go about 115 miles, much of the trip with persistent rain.
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Salta — LOOKING2LIVE
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February 15, 2016. Coming to Salta is like dropping into another world. The Europeans of BA have been replaced by indigenous people with darker skin and eyes. The red Malbec wine is now accompanied by the white Torrontes. But it is still hot and people still worship grilled meat. Catholicism is much more obvious here in Salta. Check out these paintings on what appeared to be a garage door. We are waiting for our bag of laundry to come back. Clean underwear makes any traveler smile. About a year ago.
