Colombia.....

Hello All
Wow, In Colombia now! Colombia is so beautiful! We were greeted by stunningly beautiful landscapes of swooping, jagged green hills that dive into canyons and valleys. Along with this, we were also greeted by the warm, super friendly Colombian people. We shared a cab with a Colombian couple across the border who helped us out a lot with exchanging our money, and telling us about cool places to go in their country. Then we arrived in the town of Pasto, and stayed with a friend we had met in line at the border. With him, we met up with his friend and went to what was one of the most unique bars I have ever been. It was filled with tiny booths, and the walls were covered in everything from old money, to keys and locks, as well as an impressive two walls covered with old vinyl records. There, we ordered what I thought was a drink with Brandy, but what really turned out to be a Bottle of Brandy. Damn. But, not to worry, we hardly made a dent in it, and opted for beer insead... Then the nex day, I got a pretty bad headache, and was surprisingly well taken care of by people who started off as just strangers, and who ended up being friends. I basically slept on their couch as they made a big, delishous lunch that we all ate together. It was really good, and made me feel much better. Then, last night we arrived in Cali which is supposidly the Salsa capital of the world! and I can believe it, too! Damn, these people can dance! I have never seen people move their feet and hips in such rapid, precise movement. wow, it was cool. Today we started off a little slow, but may go to the zoo or an art museum. Speaking of museums! Margot and I went to this museum in Quito that blew me away. it was the Capilla del Hombre or, Chapel of man, by Oswaldo Gyayasamin. He painted these paintings that were so profoundly beautiful and disturbing that it gave me chills. His paintings dealt with themes of war, starvation, opression.... really heavy, but so beautiful. Well, I am sure I have a lot more, but thats kind of it for now... So far, Colombia has treated us really nicely, and we are just having a lovely time. Hope youre all warm up there!
chau