Maracaibo - Blogabond

We came to Maracaibo after a long long bus ride. We were traveling for about 22 hours in total and arrived in Maracaibo hungry and really really tired. We got picked up at the bus terminal by this amazing sweet couple we had came in touch with through Couchsurfing, Fabricio and Connie and also Fabricios sister who drove the car. They weren’t sleepy at all and started singing in the car cause they didn’t have a radio so we tagged along and taught them Swedish drinking songs and soon Fabricio could sing “Helan går” all by himself. In return, we got to extend our Spanish Vocabulary of insults and curses.

We went to get some pizza that they recommended and when the pizza came it was the biggest pizza I have ever seen. We were 5 people splitting it and still there was leftovers. That done we just went to where Fabricio and his sister lived and slept there for the night. And for the first time during this trip I actually got cold during the night, and it was a lovely feeling =) This is not because Maracaibo is an especially cold city, on the contrary, its hot, REALLY hot, and we got to experience that the next day.

In the morning, we got up when Fabricio and his sister was leaving for work and we got a ride to a bus station and from there we took the bus to where Connie and her family lives. She lives high up in an apartment building together with her mom, brother and their two fat cats.

They have an amazing view over parts of the city we had also brought our bags and while we went out to see the city Connies mom helped us and washed our clothes, we thought we were in heaven! Or maybe just back home in Sweden =) Any how we felt really at home in a very warm and beautiful home.

That same day we went walking and was walking for about 5 hours seeing alot of things like churches, an art museum, a marketplace, the post office and also the “amazing” plaza bolivar which according to our guide book is a must-see... It's not.

In the evening we went to the Vereda del Lago park which is a huge park basically but since it was dark we didn’t really see any of it we did buy an ice tea though and sat down for a while just talking.

Next of what would become our last day in Maracaibo we actually spent by doing nothing much at all, we had planned to go to a museum but we all just felt like doing not much at all so we hung out and I got a good chance to improve my Spanish a little bit, I even got a much needed private lesson.

The washing machine

At night we bought a box of beers and some ice, and to keep the beer cold was keept in the washing machine!
We hung out at Fabricios and his sisters place,and had a really chilled out and relaxed evening where people dropped in and hung out with everybody.

All in all we had an amazing stay in Maracaibo as well, so although we left Venezuela quite quickly we got too meet some really nice people and have some good times. A special thanks also to Connies mum for her hospitality and her how-to-make-arepas lesson. Your food was out of this world!

When writing this I’m laying in a hammock in Taganga drinking a beer and being very relaxed, it’s good to have a holiday.

Ciao mis amigos
Chris!

written by

Steffi & Chris on December 3, 2009 from Maracaibo, Venezuela

from the travel blog: 212 days

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Awwwwwwwwwwwww :) ...That was a lovely Story :D i love it! I'm glad to know you enjoy my home, my family and is a pleasure to know that when you were here you were in heaven hahaha :P

Is 8:00am and i'm like a zombie!! I couldn't sleep so i'm just looking for something to do and read this was like an excellent GOOD MORNING! I'm smiling and missing you guys...

We're on vacation in college (Fabricio still working) everything's going great here!

You were our first couchsurfing experience and i'll always remember you guys no matter what :)

We already receive new request to couch from 3 people...A couple from Peru, a man from Brazil and another couple but from Germany :)..

My mom is great, my bro is sick with flu (remember my flu? Well, after you went to Colombia i get worse but SO MUCH WORSE! With fever, migraines, cough for 2weeks...Now i'm ok)...Fabricio's sister is great she's on vacations too :)

Now we're just waiting for xmas to smoke, drink, and open our gifts hahaha :)

Merry xmas guys :) we miss you and love you :)

Keep rocking! Keep traveling! Keep living :)

Besos.

written by Connie Vega on December 21, 2009

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