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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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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Metro Line K Cable Car

Looking down on the hillside communities.

Metro Line K Cable Car

Notice that many roofs are made of sheets of metal weighed down by bricks.

Metro Line K Cable Car

Street art.

Metro Line K Cable Car

There were staircases connecting different sections of the hillside.

Metro Line K Cable Car

Metro Line L Cable Car

Looking up from Santo Domingo, which is the last station on Line K.. The first part of Line L is very steep.

Metro Line L Cable Car

Past the hillside communities and on to Arvi Park.

Metro Line L Cable Car

Arvi Park station.

Metro Line L Cable Car

Arvi Park.

Metro Line L Cable Car

Arvi Park.

Medellin Street Life

Colombian flag.

Medellin Street Life

Street art.

Medellin Street Life

Vendors were out in force selling Colombia futbol jerseys to the crowds of people watching the Colombia-Chile match. Interestingly, none of our Colombian acquaintances seemed interested in watching the USA-Colombia soccer match, not even the women.