Mmkay this was awesome...
This morning I went to school (¨university¨ as they keep reminding me, when I keep calling it 'school') with Oscar. Math class. I understood most of the Spanish and none of the differential equations. We had some breakfast at a small outdoor food booth thing outside his classroom and this first picture is my view of Monserrate from my chair.
After class, we walked up a gigantic hill (this high altitude kills me) and took a cable car to the top of the mountain. The view is AMAZING!!!!
More information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monserrate
http://www.cerromonserrate.com/
The view from my chair at Oscar´s university
Desiring more oxygen to breathe while trekking up this hill
The top of the hill! We bought tickets for the cable car in this building.
Cable car!
¨Wish Pond!¨ (my favorite English translation)
The view
A Catholic church at the top of the mountain, where they regularly hold mass!
Some vendors up past the church
There are a lot of religious statues, tourists, and awesome views from every angle
On our way back down the hill, we saw this llama... I asked Oscar if I was allowed to take a picture of it, and he went over to talk to the owner. Next thing I knew, the owner helped me up on the llama saddle and I was freaking out!
Sooo nervous on this un-trusty creature... I mean look at his face, he was NOT pleased!
Oscar, Llama, Me, Javier
Just your regular one-blue eyed, one-brown eyed, Colombian llama wearing a small hat!
And a random picture of fruit that I can´t remember what it´s called but it looks like a tomato and tastes like thick, dry pumpkin (not my favorite). This vendor peeled it and added salt, and she´s putting some into a paper bag using those tongs.
