What a beautiful day in Medellin!

tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:13:

unreal

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:14:

Deje de hacernos fieros hombre.

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:15:

even the air smells clean today!

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Mononoke28 says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:20:

Enough. Please. I beg of you. Stop it. =(

Diana

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MitchAlvarez says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:22:

yea until medellin plays santa fe today. medellin will ruin the night.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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Albatross says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:27:

Go ahead... rub our noses in the fact that we're not there.

“Democracy - a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H.L. Mencken

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:50:

yup... time to put some more ice in my freshly made juice and sit on the balcony... ahh... nice breeze too

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nueva york bombero says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:51:

Yeah, it's a beautiful day in NY today.... cold, cold and more cold!

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:54:

i've just seen 2 huge squarking parrots fly by.. this is paradise

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 2, 2008, 08:55:

Actually, It's really nice in Texas right now as well. Here it's 73 and partly cloudy. The spring and fall weather is really nice in Texas. Of course, the summers are sometimes pretty brutal.

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houstongal says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:29:

I agree CG! But it looks like rain today in Houston. :-(

Y'all enjoy your day in Medellin!

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mranderson says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:29:

You're right.. today is perfect. Seems a bit cooler even though the sun is out. Last night I actually got a little cold.

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bogotabrian says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:40:

I have been thinking the same thing all day. Perfect day here and last night I had to close the windows for the first time this year because of the chill. Feels like a crisp autumn day in the South. Like college football weather. Absolutely perfect!

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:46:

"i've just seen 2 huge squarking parrots fly by.. this is paradise"

- usher, i see two types (we live in the same area) here. the smaller parrots (mainly green). they fly in bigger groups and make quite a bit of noise. i have also see the occasional macaws - they are the loudest. they come from the zoo and they come in a single pair or 4 birds.

- cg/hg, houston is the worst as far as texas in the summer. the humidity combined with the texas heat is a real bizatch in h-town. i die in dallas in july, aug and september. for those of you that don't know, it is brutal during some summers.

- mra, are you frikin retired? you lazy bum! ;)

-ma, you are quite the soccer fan. shout out next time you come in town. i have yet to go to a game - can you believe that? and i played soccer from 5-12.

sorry to the rest of you........ we occassionally get rain here. last night it was cats and dogs for a long while! i had to walk to frikin oviedo for dinner and got soaked!

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:51:

tm, Normally, that is true. However, last summer was actually pretty mild in Houston. I remember that HG, Mario and I were at the Colombian festival in July and it wasn't that bad.

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sloopskipper says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:52:

A beautiful day in Panamá, 82F, reasonable humidity, and a cool breeze off the Pacific.

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eywed says on Apr 2, 2008, 09:58:

To those in Medellin enjoy, To those enjoying the Great day there in Medellin enjoy, To those writing to us that are not there, I HATE YOU !!!

Ay Hombe!!!!!

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mranderson says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:01:

I'm enjoying semi retirement but I don't know how long I can keep this up.

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:01:

Medellin needs a beach... maybe a fake one... i think theyre popular in Asia... why don't the narcos do that instead of building endless malls... no imagination!

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:01:

nice pics sloop! what is the deal in panama? you know it is better in colombia, right?

cg - yeah, you guys (all of texas) got rain for like a month straight in june and relatively cool temps the rest of the summer. however, that was toward the tail end of a 4--5 year dry stretch for texas.

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mranderson says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:03:

medellin has a beach

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:03:

tejasmarcos... I see 2 red/yellow/blue parrots everyday. They are really big and they do a fly-by at about 4:00 in the afternoon and go to various balconies for food.

I keep trying to get their attention but they ignore me. I even made a giant fake parrot... but that just made things worse.

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:11:

are they scarlet macaws like these?

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sloopskipper says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:11:

Thanx, tejas. But, no, I liked Puerto Rico, and what I saw of Colombia a lot more. Contrary to what you might hear, I find the weather quite agreeable where I live, and the people are nice, but otherwise . . . . . . . .

I was planning to return to seek a little part-time beach place there after the first of the year, but then all hell broke loose, with Tio Hugo, etc.

A falling $, escalating COP, a rotten stock market, and rising real estate prices there, have also slowed me somewhat.

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sloopskipper says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:15:

The macaws are gorgeous! They look like living Colombian flags.

The only parrots I ocassionly see here are the little green pericos. This is a quiet, somewhat green neighborhood, but they seem to prefer the noisy and congested city streets.

But, they are noisy little boogers themselves, and you can sometimes see 30 or more, chattering, in a treetop.

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:15:

Yes.. they are the same... theyre quite moody... an aggressive squark.... and they dont like my food

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:19:

there is also a blue and gold variety. they are not as common,

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bogotabrian says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:48:

There were 2 macaws (I guess a male/female couple) outside my office window at the school about three months back. They were the red, yellow, and blue kind. What a thing of beauty.

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MitchAlvarez says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:51:

Medellin has a beach? Cual la playa con junin donde vende mangitos?

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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morphus says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:57:

Heres the Medellin beach

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gringoloid says on Apr 2, 2008, 10:59:

hey, it's a beautiful day in Bogota also.

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nueva york bombero says on Apr 2, 2008, 11:28:

Hey Morph, Is the guy recording drunk or blind???wtf

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morphus says on Apr 2, 2008, 11:32:

I was drunk :)

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 2, 2008, 11:32:

Morph, Is that the Club Campestre pool?

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morphus says on Apr 2, 2008, 11:33:

Don't know! My girlfriend drove me there.

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 2, 2008, 11:34:

We need to get you a Steadicam Jr. for Christmas ;-)

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Mononoke28 says on Apr 2, 2008, 12:55:

For reals. I just got queasy looking at it. =X

Diana

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 13:52:

Are there any public swimming pools in Medellin?

Or can you pay to enter one of the hotels for a day?

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 13:57:

there's one over by the airport (belen area) as well as the water park outside of the city to the north.

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robi666 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:15:

The one over the airport is a water park, Parque Juan Pablo II, not a simple swimming pool.

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:28:

by water park... you mean... lots of ponds or lots of swimming pools?

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Lisa Zee says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:30:

La playa con el palo, la avenida de la playa, very nice at Christmas time, we have a beach!

We don`t have sandy beaches, but we have a gorgeous countryside, green mountains everywhere

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robi666 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:33:

Lots of swimming pool.
There is also a big one with waves.

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:39:

Jesus... this is great... now i dont need to go to the coast

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robi666 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:42:

Why, would you go to the coast for pools?

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:46:

if they had waves i would...

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robi666 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:52:

You can always install a bathtub on your terrace for that.

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 14:57:

on your terrace maybe...

Actually, you can... surfing on the spot... with fake waves is a growing sport in the middle east... weird but true

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RAAAY says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:05:

tejasmarcos says on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 9:46:

"i've just seen 2 huge squarking parrots fly by.. this is paradise"

- usher, i see two types.."



On my way to the airport this morning I came across two beautiful parrots............incredable colours............such glorious birds...........we stopped the car just to look at them..........I walked over to get a closer look.............one flew off.....but the other did'nt spot me................I stood looking at it for the longest time..................as I got closer to it he was startled and almost flew off............I say almost, because I was able to grab the wee f**ker by the neck...........and shove him into a bag.........as I speak I have him broiling slowly on the barbacue in my back yard in Palm Beach...............Parrot and beer........cheers.


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.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:14:

I thought Raaay got removed from this site?

When I finally get round to opening my parrot farm... we will be arriving in Laureles in great numbers... think hitchcock... only with birds 3 times the size...

Best stick to irish stew raaay

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 2, 2008, 15:22:

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if Morph's video is the pool at the Club Campestre de Medellin? It seems familiar, but I haven't been since I was a teenager and I could be way off.

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durito says on Apr 2, 2008, 16:20:

Nice sunset too

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mranderson says on Apr 2, 2008, 19:35:

damn, I missed the sunset. Where the hell was I?

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 2, 2008, 19:38:

passed out from drinking all day ;)

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RAAAY says on Apr 2, 2008, 19:38:

Ahhhhhhh.........I've just finished my parrot sandwiches..................lovely.


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.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

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mranderson says on Apr 2, 2008, 19:42:

well...I guess it's time to start round 2

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usher127 says on Apr 2, 2008, 19:50:

I have a strange image of Raay with bits of multi-coloured parrot feathers round his mouth...

Anyway, on a serious note... the birds are coming for you raay... and that irish mongral dog thing you keep... soon there will be bits of raay falling out of the sky as the parrots realise that bananas taste better than Guiness flavoured meat

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spigrimace says on Apr 2, 2008, 21:13:

Actually Medellin won 2-0. Nacional lost to Pereira 1-0 but Nacional was actually a 5-1 underdog which screams bet the house Thursday on Nacional in the Libertadores. A shame Sao Paolo caught a late gol to squeak by Luqueño 1-0.

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morphus says on Apr 3, 2008, 06:23:

Nice day for a massage in Medellin

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usher127 says on Apr 7, 2008, 15:24:

"The one over the airport is a water park, Parque Juan Pablo II, not a simple swimming pool"

What is Parque Juan Pablo II... does it have a website?

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 7, 2008, 16:12:

dunno. i think it is called parque de las aguas. it is about a 45 minute ride to the north and outside of the city limits a bit.

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usher127 says on Apr 7, 2008, 16:16:

ahh yes, i know that one.
http://www.antioquiadigital.com/guiamedellin/atra/paguas.htm

But, what about the one in Belen nr the airport???

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tejasmarcos says on Apr 7, 2008, 16:22:

dunno bro. i just noticed it about a month ago taking a cab over to Belen.

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tomtom33 says on Apr 7, 2008, 17:09:

The one by the airport is known as the Aeroparque. I believe that it is owned by the City of Medellín. I have been there several times with my novia and her kids. On Christmas Day 2006, we paid an entry fee of 1 mil per person, a special promotion price.

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robi666 says on Apr 7, 2008, 19:34:

Tom,

Aeroparque = Parque Juan Pablo II
Belén las Playas
Carrera 70 # 16 – 04
341 72 2

Husher,
have a look at http://www.metroparques.gov.co/

En el Parque Juan Pablo II contamos con 170.000 metros cuadrados de entretenimiento, sano esparcimiento, deporte y diversión para el disfrute de toda la comunidad.

Descripción de Espacios

Zona acuática:
Piscina de olas
Piscina semiolímpica
Piscina didáctica
Piscina de toboganes
Piscina de Poleas
Pailitas
Kioscos
Módulos de servicios (baños y vestier)
Plazoleta de comidas

Pista múltiple:
Ciclovía
Pista de trote
Kioscos
Baños
Zona verde

Plazoleta de Eventos:
Acceso o taquillas
Zona verde
Zona dura
Capacidad entre 8.000 y 10.000 personas
Espacio adecuado para montaje de amplios escenarios cubiertos o al aire libre.

Amplios parqueaderos

Parqueadero principal:
90 vehículos

Parqueadero norte:
90 vehículos

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