In Colombia, the night before a wedding, the groom sends a singer to his bride's house to serenade her. Our nephew arranged for a Mariachi band to come to the house where we were all staying as a surprise. It was such a surprise that the bride was in the shower!It was brilliant to see … Continue reading Photo a Day: 21st September
First impressions of Cartagena are favourable. The architecture in the walled old city is wonderful, the streets are bright and clean, the locals are friendly and don't laugh when you try a few words of Spanish out on them. The only mildly annoying aspect so far is the number of street hawkers trying to sell … Continue reading Cartagena: A Brief Glimpse
~ street life ~The rest of the house party, which comprises family of both bride and groom and assorted friends, have gone on a boat trip today.Boats and I do not mix.I opted to stay behind and am enjoying solitude, with the added attraction of WiFi, blogging and Facebook. A number of the house party … Continue reading Photo a Day: 20th September
~ say cheese ~ My SiL and I made the best use of our last hour or so in Miami.We were booked on a direct flight from Miami to Cartagena; Avianca then changed it at the 11th hour to route us via Medellin. This meant actually over flying Cartagena to then change planes in Medellin and … Continue reading Photo a Day: 19th September
I was happy to see that Miami Beach has its own version of London's Boris Bikes. We rented two for an hour this morning and cycled all along the Miami Beach sea front, although we had to dismount when we got to the boardwalk. We saw far more than we would have done if we'd … Continue reading Photo a Day: 18th September
Blue skies.Sunshine.Wearing shorts.Eating breakfast on a terrace overlooking the Ocean.Following my own advice to photograph the differences.Having an amazing pedicure to refresh those teal toenails.Hearing that The Boy Child got a star for good reading.
Hello to our first full day in Miami.Hello to acting like tourists.Hello to being just the two of us.Hello to missing The Boy Child.Hello to meeting up with SiL and BiL on Tuesday afternoon.Hello to South America on Wednesday.Hello to a wonderful family wedding on Saturday .
~ Miami Beach ~
~ The Boy Child channelling his inner Tom 'Maverick' Cruise ~
~ trying to attract Granny and Auntie V's attention ~
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