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Touring Around Caracas
... birthday party. It was a lot of fun to see how the locals celebrate. There was food, drink, and very, very, very loud salsa music. I think I mentioned previously that I had an opportunity to dance a couple of songs and I impressed the locals. But, then again, it was later in the evening and they had already had a few whiskey drinks:-)
Anyways, it was a very busy day. We got home at about 2AM.
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A few hours in Caracas
... he brings us to the busterminal and helps us to buy tickets for the nightbus to Ciudad Bolivar!!
This terminal, which is a private terminal for Rodovias (a bus company) is in an area where even Liodegar (our host and Caracas inhabitant) rather doesn't come after 11 pm. The bus leaves with about 30 minutes delay, around 9 pm.
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A weekend at the seaside...
... Unfortunatley Joanna coulnīt make it but i decided to go with Juan and his parents anyway. AMazing beaches and i was spoiled by Juanīs mum who fed us continually. Here speciality were arepas for breadfast each day which were served with cheese, braised beef, ham, fish or perricos (scrambled egg with pepper, oinion, garlic and in this case tuna)- so so good!
Was great to see how the locals enjoy themselves at the weekend, the beaches ...
Stats, Facts and the South American Car Pageant
... when the face of Public Relations at the airport seem to be the teenage National Guard. They are uniformed, armed and you can't tell me that after 6 months speaking Spanish I wouldn't understand them if they were speaking it. They grunt and generally remind me of the Army Corps kids you sometimes see on the bus on a Saturday afternoon in Woolwich; playing with their ring tones, chewing gum and sending a flurry of litter after them as they moodily ...
Back to Caracas
... seems to have its own micro-culture completely different from the rest of the city. People queue politely (most of the time), donīt push (most of the time) and donīt littler. Apparently this is because before it opened, the government had a year-long campaign to educate Caraceņos about how to behave on it! It only opened in 1983 so itīs modern and had air conditioned platforms and air conditioned trains.
I took the metro down to Plaza Venezuela to look for ...
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Other places to stay in Caracas
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InterContinental Tamanaco Caracas
Avenida Principal de las Mercedes, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $335 -
Gran Melia Caracas Hotel
El Recreo, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $252 -
Pestana Caracas Hotel & Suites
Sebucan, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $213 -
Hotel Venetur Alba Caracas
La Candelaria, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $225 -
JW Marriott Hotel Caracas
El Rosal, Caracas | 5 star hotelfrom $257 -
Eurobuilding Hotel and Suites Caracas
San Martín, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $222 -
Embassy Suites Hotel Caracas
El Recreo, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $274 -
Altamira Suites
Altamira, Caracas | 5 star hotelfrom $228 -
CCT
Centro Ciudad Comercial Tamanaco, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $250 -
Hotel Caracas Cumberland
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $90 -
President Hotel
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 3 star hotel -
Hotel Las Americas
El Recreo, Caracas | 3 star hotel -
Lidotel Hotel Centro Lido
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $168 -
Lincoln Suites Venantur
Francisco Solano Lopez Ave, Caracas | 2 star hotelfrom $177 -
The Hotel Caracas
Santa Teresa, Caracas | Hotelfrom $164 -
Hotel Chacao Cumberland
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $147 -
Puerto Viejo Hotel And Marina
Puerto Viejo Hotel And Marina, Caracas | Hotel -
Shelter Suites
La Candelaria, Caracas | Hotelfrom $70 -
Caracas Palace Hotel
Altamira, Caracas | Hotelfrom $398 -
Hotel Paseo Las Mercedes
Avenida Principal de Las Mercedes, Caracas | Hotelfrom $152 -
Hotel La Floresta
La Floresta, Caracas | Hotel -
Hotel Avila
San Bernardino, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $121 -
Hotel Continental Altamira
Altamira, Caracas | 2 star hotelfrom $132 -
Hotel Plaza de Venezuela
Sebucan, Caracas | Hotel -
Las Quince Letras Hotel
Av. La Playa Macuto, Estado Vargas, Caracas | Hotel -
Hotel Residencial El Cid
La Castellana, Caracas | Hotel
