Some Pictures From Bogotá

by Gary on September 29, 2013

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One of the apprentice families lives in this neighborhood.

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Most people travel by bus.

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Main highway going South.

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Main highway going North (out of town) on a Friday evening. Everyone is leaving the city for the weekend.

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Walkway across the main highway.

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This mall is across the main highway from where we are currently staying.

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At the entrance to the walkway over the highway, someone begging.

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Entrance to the walkway over the highway (and access to the mass-transit system)

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A bicycle taxi

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The neighborhood (Marantá) where we are staying for two weeks.

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A park. A 15 minute walk from our current house.

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The outside of the house where we are staying

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Street Vendors under beach umbrellas

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One of the gated communities within Marantá. This is the one where we are currently staying.

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The main highway in Bogotá. The red bus is part of the mass transit system of the city. These busses have their own lane, and make stops at stations. Kind of like an above-ground subway system except with busses.

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First floor (bedrooms) of the house where we are staying.

The house where we are house-sitting for two weeks

The house where we are house-sitting for two weeks. This is the view you get when you come in the front door.

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A mass-transit bus with three sections. You can see the mall across the street.

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This is the walkway that goes across the highway. Halfway across you can take a turn to the mass-transit station.

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Mass-transit bus on main highway.

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Main highway.

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Colombian pastor Javier in today’s worship service

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Pastor Javier with translator (since there were a number of U.S. visitors today.

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Pastor Javier doing children’s sermon

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Pastor Javier doing children’s sermon

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Gerardo, one of the elders of the church

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Avocado with stickers that tell you in how many days they will be ready to eat.

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Today’s worship service.

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Children’s sermon

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

Tom September 29, 2013 at 11:18 pm

Good pictures! Thanks Dad

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Audrey October 2, 2013 at 11:48 am

Thanks for the pictures! That’s cool. Is it usually overcast? It is a beautiful city!

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sejwa October 6, 2013 at 10:27 pm

The streets look surprisingly clean. Thanks for sharing!

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Nathan Brauer October 8, 2013 at 9:04 pm

Great pictures. Thank you for sharing. I have not been receiving notices when there is a post made. Was this turned off?

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Jannylynn October 11, 2013 at 11:23 pm

Nice pictures, Gary. By the way, David and I are not getting notifications of things being posted on the blog.

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