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TTRIUMPH48 IN MEDELLIN

FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS...THEY WERE VERY HELPFULL.
TO CATCH UP WITH MY TRAVELS...I DID INDEED TAKE A BUS FROM CALI TO MANIZALES. IT WAS COMPLETLY UN-EVENTFUL. THE ONLY HOLD UP...NO NOT THAT KIND...WAS THE WEATHER, RAINY AND THE TRAFFIC. TOOK EIGHT HOURS ALL TOLE.
MANIZALES IS A CROSS BETWEEN SAN FRANSICO, CA. AND ENSENADA, MX. I STAYED AT THE LAS COLINAS HOTEL (145,000 PER NIGHT) FAIRLY UPSCALE. I REALLY ENJOY WALKING WHILE VISITING A NEW CITY. IF YOU ENJOY THE SAME BRING YOUR CLIMBING SHOES AND SOME EXTRA CARDIO-PULMONARY ENERGY. THE HILLS ARE BRUATAL AND TO GO ANYWHERE YOU HAVE TO FACE THEM. ONE BLOCK UP (OF COURSE) IS A NICE LONG STREET OF WHICH MANY PUBS, STORS, AND RESTURANTS ARE LOCATED. NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT, BUT SOMETYHING TO EXPLORE.
I STAYED IN MANIZALES FOR TWO NIGHTS AND COUGHT A BUS TO MEDELLIN...AGAIN,FIVE HOURS FOR A FOUR HOUR RIDE...A RATHER SEVIRE CAR ACCIDENT THAT HELD UP TRAFFIC AN HOUR EACH WAY. THE ACTUAL RIDE WAS MUY BELLA. THE COUNRTY SIDE IS ALL INVITING. ROLLING HILLS...RATHER LARGE HILLS...I SAW MY FIRST COFFEE PLANT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. AS I AM A COFFEE ENTHUSEAST...SEEING THE SOURSE OF MY ELIXER SHOWED ME WHAT A COFFEE JUNKIE I REALLY AM. ANY WAY, THIS TO WAS AN UNEVENTUAL RIDE.
I AM NOW IN MEDELLIN. I AM STAYING AT THE BOTERO PLAZA HOTEL. (70,000 PER NIGHT)THE HOTEL IS WHAT YOU PAY FOR...PRIVATE BATH ROOM, T.V., AIR CONDITIONING...BUT, THE NEIBORHOOD IS AS HOME FOLK AS YOU CAN GET. ONE WOULD SAY RATHER DANGEROUS. ONE WOULD ALSO SAY, IF YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH LOWER ELEMENTS (OLD LAURAL AND HARDY LINE) YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. I, BEING BORN AND RAISED IN EAST LOS ANGELES, CA., FELT RIGHT AT HOME. THE FIRST NIGHT I WHEN EXPLORING WHERE NO COMPETENT PERSON DARE GO. EVERY INDECIENTCY YOU CAN THINK OF WAS THERE FOR THE TAKING. DURRING THE DAY LIGHT HOURS THE INDECIENCIES WERE DOWN TO A MINIMAL ROAR. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE HOTEL IS A FIVE MINETE WALK TO THE BOTERO PLAZA/MUESUM AND ASSORTED OTHER POINTS OF CULTURAL INTEREST. THERE IS ALSO A SEVEN BLOCK PEDESRIAN WALK WAY FULL OF PUBS, DISCOS, RESURANTS, AND GAMBLING HALLS. I FEEL VERY SAFE THERE.
AT PRESENT I AM IN THE ZONA ROSA DISTRIC. RESEMBLES AVE. SEXTS IN CALI. MY PLANS ARE TO TAKE A PLANE TO BOGOTA AFTER SEEING JUST WHAT GOES ON HERE IN MEDELLIN. SHOUD TAKE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DAYS AND NIGHTS. TOM ttriumph48 netzero.com

By ttriumph48 on Oct 23, 2005, 18:02 in Friendly Talkzone.

CuriosJoe says on Oct 24, 2005, 07:54:

Thanks for the report but WoULD yOU plEASe STOp shouTINg bY TURNingG CAPS OFf? It's hard to read.

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dwmte says on Oct 25, 2005, 10:26:

hi tom it's unfortunate you want to leave medellin so soon as there is so much to see in the 'there-abouts', like el retiro, llano grande, maranilla, rio negro, la ceja (it's a + or - place, all of which are the real delights of colombia.

lived there 4 1/2 years and recommend them highly...

e me at dwmte at bellsouth.net for more details if you haven't left medallo yet. you'll find bogota a fricken bore compared to medellin and for that matter, most other places.

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Colombian Services says on Oct 25, 2005, 10:48:

dwmte - glad to see you got your computer fixed!! I'm gonna' telephone you today.

Best Wishes,
Bob

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