Today we walked around a bit in the central and southern parts of Bogota. In the morning, I got up around 9:30 and went to a small store by the hostel to buy some fruit. I cooked up some greenbeans for breakfast, tasted pretty good. I introduced Neil and Lewis to grenadia, my favorite fruit.
Around 10 we walked to the Plaza Bolivar, the central plaza of the city, surrounded by the presidential palace, courthouse and some other government buildings. I´ve never seen so many pigeons and bird shit in one place before.
We spent about an hour trying to figure out how to use a cell phone, before deciding that the US embassy was the place to go if we wanted to learn, and find Neil a dentist. Unfortunately, the woman explained to us that the embassy did not offer dental services. We were too embarassed to ask about the phone.
We rode the transmilenio home, and I went and bought some more grenadia.
Get the cell phone working already and call the family. Once you do that my cousins will be able to get Neil to a dentist. My cousin Andres speaks english pretty well... Unfortunately they do not know shakira so I cannot help you there.
-Madeline
I know, I know. I fail as a Colombian... we are usually born with this sixth sense that can locate any other colombian in the same hemisphere as us. Failed.
Tell the fam I said hi- miss them.
did you get neil a new tooth. love you all.