I’ve been bad and have not kept up with the blog over the last few days. We have actually been really busy trying to fit in some fun stuff since Jim will be leaving early Monday morning. WE have also been blessed with great weather, very little rain and temperatures from the high 60’s to mid 70’s.
This past weekend was a holiday here (still do not know what the holiday was) and Monday no one had school or work it seemed. The weather was actually kind of hot and Jim and I both got a little bit of sunburn. We took the kids to the park adjacent to our complex and everyone else was there too. Angie and Camilo took turns on the swivel board and Jim got a work out kicking the soccer ball around with the kids. The downside is that Camilo now has his second boomerang (the first one Jim threw and it hit the sidewalk and broke) and it ended up in a tree for the second time this week. This was all to avoid taking someone out since there were so many people at the park. It did thunderstorm in the afternoon but, we were back at the apartment by then.
Tuesday was the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquira. This was absolutely amazing. Our tour guide Jorge did an amazing job of explaining the history and significance. There is literally a whole cathedral down in the still cultivated salt mine. The carvings out of salt were amazing resembling marble but when you shine light on it there is a translucent quality to it. Before the Salt Cathedral we went to a quant authentic café/bakery/restaurant that was to die for and very inexpensive. After the Cathedral we went to another restaurant in an old salt factory for lunch. The restaurant was very good and featured authentic Colombian food. I had the traditional potato and chicken soup again and enjoyed everything about the day. Angie and Camilo also seemed to enjoy the Cathedral and the food. Every day they just amaze me at their resilience. They seem very happy and relaxed at this point in time.
Wednesday was another do nothing day that was spent doing the usual trip to Exito and such. However, yesterday (Thursday) was Salitre Magico which is an amusement park. It is way smaller than anything we have in Ohio (even before Geauga Lake closed) but was reasonable and had the typical roller coasters and rides. Angie, Mehli and Tori will get along great at these sorts of things. Angie loves all the rides. She has NO FEAR. We also did a haunted house that was pretty scary. Camilo likes some of the rides but is not such a huge fan of some of the faster, more extreme ones nor was he feeling the haunted house. Again I think the kids had a great time there were a lot of laughs and happy memories. I can’t wait to take them to Cedar Point or Kings Island though, they will LOVE that. Right now enjoying a beautiful rainbow over Bogota!
This past weekend was a holiday here (still do not know what the holiday was) and Monday no one had school or work it seemed. The weather was actually kind of hot and Jim and I both got a little bit of sunburn. We took the kids to the park adjacent to our complex and everyone else was there too. Angie and Camilo took turns on the swivel board and Jim got a work out kicking the soccer ball around with the kids. The downside is that Camilo now has his second boomerang (the first one Jim threw and it hit the sidewalk and broke) and it ended up in a tree for the second time this week. This was all to avoid taking someone out since there were so many people at the park. It did thunderstorm in the afternoon but, we were back at the apartment by then.
Tuesday was the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquira. This was absolutely amazing. Our tour guide Jorge did an amazing job of explaining the history and significance. There is literally a whole cathedral down in the still cultivated salt mine. The carvings out of salt were amazing resembling marble but when you shine light on it there is a translucent quality to it. Before the Salt Cathedral we went to a quant authentic café/bakery/restaurant that was to die for and very inexpensive. After the Cathedral we went to another restaurant in an old salt factory for lunch. The restaurant was very good and featured authentic Colombian food. I had the traditional potato and chicken soup again and enjoyed everything about the day. Angie and Camilo also seemed to enjoy the Cathedral and the food. Every day they just amaze me at their resilience. They seem very happy and relaxed at this point in time.
Wednesday was another do nothing day that was spent doing the usual trip to Exito and such. However, yesterday (Thursday) was Salitre Magico which is an amusement park. It is way smaller than anything we have in Ohio (even before Geauga Lake closed) but was reasonable and had the typical roller coasters and rides. Angie, Mehli and Tori will get along great at these sorts of things. Angie loves all the rides. She has NO FEAR. We also did a haunted house that was pretty scary. Camilo likes some of the rides but is not such a huge fan of some of the faster, more extreme ones nor was he feeling the haunted house. Again I think the kids had a great time there were a lot of laughs and happy memories. I can’t wait to take them to Cedar Point or Kings Island though, they will LOVE that. Right now enjoying a beautiful rainbow over Bogota!
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