Friday, June 17, 2022

Last night I went to bed at 10pm (it was raining), fell asleep quickly, got up once during the night (no rain), finally waking/getting up at 7am.

Today is Dia sin IVA in Medellin. That means many items can be purchased without paying the 19% “sales tax” that is already included in the price of many items.

Teresa left at 8am for a gym class on Ave. Poblado.

Teresa returned at 9:15, changed clothes, and we went to Los Porteños for breakfast.

Interesting long-billed bird that wasn’t frightened by my presence. It appears, like a Robin, they eat worms.

After breakfast we walked up to Ave. Poblado and quickly caught a taxi to Mayorca mall. I bought a new pair of Asics walking shoes for $66 in ProChampions. Teresa bought 2 gym tops for $45 in Nike. We had lunch in J&C Delicias for $17. After more shopping Teresa bought some girlie stuff in Linea Estetica for $89. We could hear a strong thunderstorm come through. As we were on the moving sidewalk going from the new section of the mall to the old, we could see gridlock on the streets below. Traffic from all 4 compass directions meet at a traffic circle but nothing was moving. We went to Mimo’s where I had a soft serve ice cream cone covered with chocolate and peanuts. It finally appeared the rain had stopped so I suggested we run for it. Outside there was no one waiting for a taxi but I understood we would probably have to wait a long time for one. Teresa suggested a bus but the one we would need had a long line waiting for it. Teresa had an idea and she guided me back through the mall to the other side where we were dropped off in the morning. We crossed a couple streets that were bumper to bumper with cars and after a 5-minute wait we were on a Sabaneta bus that turned right at the next corner and we were on Ave. Las Vegas. We got off at Eduardo Madrid and walked the last two blocks in a light drizzle to the apt.

Daniel sent me the address of his new barber shop and it isn’t anywhere near me. Sorry! Now I have to find a new barber, hopefully an English speaking one.

For supper we went to Antica Pizza. The Didi cost 12,500 pesos to get there (busy time?) and the taxi back only cost 7mil.

 

Funny pix of the day