Monday, February 11, 2019

Last night I slept well despite getting up twice during the night.  I woke/got up at 8am but everytime I coughed I got a shooting pain in my lower back.

We ate a few slices of fresh pineapple to tide us over until we can get to breakfast.

We left the apt just after 9am.

We took a bus to the park and first stopped at Bartolos for coffee.

At the currency exchange it took us about 25 minutes for both of us to get our cash via World Remit.

It was just after 11am when we finally got to Donelia restaurant in Chucksmart for a calentao and coffee breakfast for 13mil for two.

Background: When we were at the Superbowl party, Jerry told us about a beautiful house whose entrance is by the Envigado courthouse.

We were walking to the bakery for coffee when Jim stopped and peered into a hallway.  The owner invited us in for a look.  It’s an old house with a couple bedrooms filled with pictures.  There was a garden in the back with lots of hanging doodads.

We took a bus back to the apt.

We changed into shorts and walked a block away where we quickly caught a bus to the Ayura metro station.  We took the metro to the San Antonio station where we transferred to the west line.  We got off at the Sur Americana station and walked about 12 blocks south to Planetrica (Carrera 65D #34-41) which sells 100% buffalo milk and cheese.  Jim had a couple glasses of wine and a sandwich.

We found we were a block from Unicentro mall.  We walked about 6 blocks to Barrio Central Café at Circular 2 and Carrera 69-123.  I had a lemonade and a pulled pork sandwich.  While there, at a nearby table,we met a guy named Terry from Dallas, Texas.

Across the street we caught a taxi but it must have taken at least an hour to return to the apt due to very heavy traffic.  Maybe it had something to do with a bicycle race going on in Medellin.

About 7pm Jim left to have dinner at a Spanish tapas restaurant that he found in La Buena Mesa.  According to their website they close at 8pm.  When Jim returned he said that their website is wrong a it doesn’t close until 10pm.  That might be a reason they don’t do more business.

Joke of the day

Three Scots and three Irishmen are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three Irishmen each buy tickets and watch as the three Scots buy only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an Irishman. "Watch and you'll see," answers a Scot.

They all board the train. The Irishmen take their respective seats but all three Scots cram into a bathroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the bathroom door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.  The Irishmen see this and agree it was quite a clever idea.

So after the conference, the Irishmen decide to copy the Scots on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that). When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Scots don't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed Irishman. “Watch and you'll see," answers a Scot.

When they board the train the three Irishmen cram into a bathroom and the three Scots cram into another nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterwards, one of the Scots leaves his bathroom and walks over to the bathroom where the Irishmen are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."