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Colombia

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February 8, 2026 More of Bogota, Colombia Today was another free day as our tour begins tomorrow. As we walked down the street we realized that there were no vehicles on this part of the road but there were a lot of bicycles and runners. Apparently, there are lots of bicycle events that close roads in Bogota and they usually are on Sundays. When we walked back to the hotel around 4:30, the road was open to vehicles.  One of the places mentioned in "the top things to see in Bogota" is the Museo Nacional de Colombia. It isn't included in our tour so we decided to check it out. It helped that foreigners over 60 get in for free. 😁 The Museo Nacional de Colombia was established on July 28, 1823. The building it is was built in 1872 and was originally a prison. In 1946 the prison was moved to a larger building. After several years of renovations, the museum moved in on May 2, 1948. One of the exhibit areas.  Crown of Simon Bolivar Looking down on the 2nd floor gallery. The end...
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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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