onsdag den 16. december 2015

San Gabriel

On the 27th-29th of November, I went to San Gabriel, 20 km from the border of Colombia with Rebecca and Constanza and their host mom, Sara.

San Gabriel is Sara's home city and she has relatives there, which meant that we could stay in the home of her relatives.
The trip there took a long time! From my home to the city, it took more than 6 hours!
When we arrived, we had dinner and went straight to bed.
On the Saturday, we was driven around in a car to all the nearby sights - a special forest that contains trees with leaves that are good for your teeth, if you chew them.

Afterwards we went to a lagoon that I walked around together with Rebecca.

Next stop was a waterfall, where we also ate bread and cheese with dulce de leche.

Afterwards we went back to the house we stayed in and had lunch.

We still had more experiences to come though, as we went to a cave and a river, where we did a little bit of hiking. And we visited a mammoth as well.

Sunday we went home very early.

Staying at the home of Ecuadorians also came with another funny experience: Having the relatives taking pictures of us (and putting them on Facebook of course).

The bathroom was the weirdest experience during the weekend! Because the wall only went halfway up, and behind it was stairs! Yes, you could look into the bathroom! Furthermore, you could hear any noises coming from the bathroom in the dinning room. Oh well, Ecuador!

Forrest
Skov

Leaves that are good for your teeth
Blade der er gode for dine tænder

Forrest
Skov

In the top of the trees - I have no clue what this is!
I toppen af træerne groede disse. Jeg aner ikke hvad det er!

Mushrooms
Svampe

The lagoon
Søen

The lagoon
Søen
The lagoon
Søen

Waterfall
Vandfald

Waterfall - this time closer on
Vandfald - denne gang tættere på

I felt like an explorer - I wish it had been possible to walk further down.
Jeg følte mig som en opdagelsesrejsende - jeg ville ønske, at jeg kunne have fortsat!

At the cave
Ved grotten

The cave
Grotten

Looking out of the cave
Når man kiggede ud fra grotten

There was an altar inside the cave that ruined the unspoiled experience
Der var et alter inde i grotten, der ødelagde den uspolerede oplevelse

Mammoth and my new friend!
En mammut og min nye ven!

Bathroom - And yes, you can see the stairs behind the half wall.
Badeværelset - Og ja, du kan se trapperne bag den halve væg.
Our goodbye-picture
Vores farvelbillede

During dinner as well!
Der blev også taget billeder under maden.
Den 27. til 29. november tog jeg til San Gabriel, 20 km fra Colombia, sammen med Constanza, Rebecca og deres værtsmor. Vi boede hos hendes familie, eftersom hun har slægtninge der og kommer fra den by.

Efter vi ankom spiste vi aftensmad og gik direkte i seng, siden vi var meget trætte efter den lange bustur!

Lørdag blev vi kørt rundt i en bil og første stop på turen var en skov, med træer der har blade, som er rigtig gode for tænderne, hvis du tygger dem.

Næste stop: En sø, som jeg gik rundt om sammen med Rebecca.

Tredje stop: Et vandfald, hvor vi også stoppede for at spise brød med ost og dulce de leche. Og selvfølgelig tog vi tilbage til huset for at spise frokost efterfølgende.

Sidste stop på dagen var en grotte i La Paz og flod, hvor vi vandrede lidt omkring, og på turen hjem kørte vi forbi en mammut.

Søndag tog vi forholdsvis tidligt hjem.

At bo hos en ecuadoriansk familie bød også på andre oplevelser: Familien blev ved med at tage billeder af os, som selvfølgelig også blev lagt på Facebook.

Den mærkeligste oplevelse var dog badeværelset. For væggen gik kun halvvejs op, og bagved var en trappe. Derudover kunne alle potentielle lyde fra badeværelset høres i stuen. Men ja, Ecuador.

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