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Colombia

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February 9, 2025 First Day of Tour - Bogota Today we check out of the hotel we've been staying and move to the hotel the tour group is using. The hotels are only 5 km apart but the atmosphere is very different. There are a lot more tourists staying in the new area, so there are souvenir shops and street vendors. We had a bit of time in the morning so walk around the hotel a bit.  When we got to the new hotel we had a surprise. A couple from that was on our Egypt / Jordon trip is on this trip. There was a couple of hour wait before we could check in so we went for a walk.   Lots of vendors, lots of pigeons, and a llama you can have your photo taken with for a fee.  There are lots of colourful buildings.  Primatial Cathedral of Bogota in Plaza de Boliver. National Capital Building Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church Ed is standing in front of Casa de Narino, the residence of office of the president of Colombia. We were walking up a hill and thought this was an interes...
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Amsterdam, Montenegro and Croatia

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October 2, 2025  Flying Home Who thought a 6am flight out of Zagreb was a good idea? Not me, but it's what we had to do to connect to our flight in Amsterdam. The 6am flight translated to waking up at 2:30 am and leaving the hotel at 3:00 am. I actually fell asleep while the plane was getting ready to depart ----- I missed take off. I guess that's what happens when you get 2 1/2 hours sleep.  Ed was awake to catch leaving Zagreb at 6am We landed in Amsterdam at 8am and caught part of sun rise. There was a brilliant sun rise as we were flying but we were on the wrong side of the plane to take photos.  Getting ready to land in Toronto. You can see the CN tower.  We are now at home and I'm thinking about a winter trip. I wonder if I can convince Ed to go somewhere before the trip we have booked for April 2026.  October 1, 2025  Zagreb and Samobor Everyone was happy this morning as we got to sleep in ---- we met the local guide in the lobby at 9:30. Most of the...
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