Caracas

Compared to the other capitals (and cities for that matter) I've visited this trip, Caracas is the least attractive. Just as expected, which is why we wanted to travel to other parts of the country. Unfortunately because of the christmas rush, it was impossible to go anywhere. So we've been stuck here an entire week.

Ok, that might sound worse than it is. We've had a nice week, with a wonderful new years eve. It's just that there is nothing special about the city. Apart from a lot of crime (seemingly more than elsewhere) I can't find any special characters about Caracas. Maybe a bit unfair, because of christmas a lot has been closed, especially since wednesday.

We've visited some museums and different parts of the city. And have gotten to know the crime aspect a bit too close, as we got robbed in broad daylight on tuesday.

Wanted to take a cable car up to a mountain peak today. As the entire city, it seemed. The line was crazy, we ended up just taking a taxi back and decided to visit a neighbourhood in the south. Which was actually quite nice.

On new years eve everything was closed. Our plan of a better dinner changed to a burger from a street stall enjoyed on a corner. But, accompanied with cold beer it was pretty good! We were lucky to have a small gourmet store next to the hotel that was open in the evening. So we had both beers, red wine, champagne and even a cigar for Roger. Everything we needed to celebrate with the entire neighbourhood on the Plaza. It was very nice! Entire families were sitting around, they had cooling bags, camping chairs, tables, real glasses, ice cubes. Everything!

-- Posted from my iPod
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