The Tale of Medellin's Two Most Famous Sons

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June 24th 2015

Published: June 26th 2015

Let's Start Off With Some Good News... Jeff and I got married on June 14th! Jeff was planning to be in Medellin for the Pan American Master's Diving Championship, so I decided to tag along and extend our trip to Cartagena and make a honeymoon out of it. I actually kind of cringe at the "honeymoon" moniker as we have been together for almost 15 years and it wasn't as if we were embarking on a new... Read Full Entry

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Siewch

About Me: I am a native of Singapore and a professional expat. Since leaving Singapore in 1994, my life journey has taken me first to Bangkok, then to Manchester UK, and then to the United States - starting with Los Angeles, then Honolulu, then Silver Spring, MD, and then back to Honolulu. I took some time off from work between July 2017 and March 2018 to travel and reflect (check out my Midlife Crisis Flashpacking series). I'm now back in the corporate world with a renewed attitude towards life and work. I plan to take another extended trip ... full info

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Plazoleta de las Esculturas

O.M.G. Becky, did you see that butt?

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

It's so big, so round...

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

This guy nonchalantly walked up and photobomb end us.

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

Venus.

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

Voluminous horse.

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

Oppression?

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

People enjoying the public space.

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

Kids clambering atop the big butt.

Plazoleta de las Esculturas

Parque San Antonio

Strategically placed maple leaf.

Pablo Escobar Tour

This place is called Monaco. Escobar lived here with three other family members and it was bombed by the Cali cartel. It has been unoccupied for over 20 years.

Museo de Antioquia

This painting depicts a car bomb during the cartel turf war.

Pablo Escobar Tour

This is a holy shrine where the Virgin Mary was reported to have appeared over 100 years ago. Paula took us here to illustrate the perverse relationship between cruel people and the Catholic religion - many cartel members would come here to pray for safety while they were causing so much harm.

Pablo Escobar Tour

Messages of thanks left behind by devotees at the shrine.

Parque San Antonio

The damaged bird sculpture and the new one side-by-side. Botero refused to allow the damaged one to be removed after the bombing. Instead, he made a new one to be placed beside it. On it is a plaque with the names of the 23 victims.

Pablo Escobar Tour

The house where Escobar was killed.

Pablo Escobar Tour

Escobar's family plot. This is a cemetery for the rich and there are rules regulating tombstones. Even then, it looks as if an exception was made for Escobar as his family tombstones are set apart from the rest and are more elaborate.

Pablo Escobar Tour

Close up on Escobar's tombstone. It is reportedly the second most visited grave in Latin America after Eva Peron's.

26th June 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Love this photo!
And a massive congratulations to you and Jeff! :)

26th June 2015

Siewch
Siewch

Thanks!
Hopefully Australia will be the next to pass marriage equality!

27th June 2015

denidax
Deni, Dax and Ella

Congratulations on your wedding!! Quite a coincidence that just yesterday marriage equality was approved on the whole USA!

27th June 2015

Siewch
Siewch

Thanks!
Yesterday was indeed a good day in the U.S. :-)

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