More
problems. Our main priority today was to
buy mattresses and a refrigerator. We
went to the little store where we had found the mattresses we wanted to buy but
they were closed. Probably because it’s
Sunday.
We decided to shop for a refrigerator so we checked
out Home Center (I would swear it was a Home Depot) but there wasn’t a whole
lot of selection there. So we went to
Carrefour and picked out a refrigerator.
Then we shopped for some more supplies we would need for the apartment. When we went to check out, the cashier
informed us there was no money on the card.
So we left everything there and went to the other end of the building to
withdraw cash. Again I was declined my withdrawal
request for 2,000,000 pesos ($1000). I was able to withdraw 300,000 pesos 3
times followed by 100,000 pesos so that appears to be my daily limit even though
they told me just a few days ago I have a $8000 daily limit. So, we took the cash and went back and
purchased everything but the refrigerator.
By then it was 1pm so we took our 2 carts filled
with purchases to the food court and had lunch.
I had the best burger I’ve had in Medellin at the El Corral
restaurant. It was very much like a
regular whopper sandwich but a little smaller.
Then her cousin Angela met us and gave Reina some
money she owed her mother.
Reina told me it was important to get it to her ASAP
so off we went to her mother’s house. We
stayed there until it about 5:15 when we left to see the Super bowl. We took a taxi to Patrick’s Irish Pub
(www.IrishPub.com.co) at Carrera 37A #8A-43 in Parque Lleras (4) 311 56
07. Downstairs it seemed like it was a
regular pub with a lot of beer drinkers wearing soccer uniforms of the teams
they support. Upstairs it was much
quieter. There was a very large screen
TV and we got the last seats in the first row on the side. I introduced myself to a black guy wearing a White Sox hat. His name is Amelio (sp?), is originally
from the south side of Chicago and has been living in Medellin for 3 years now.
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