Pro tip:
When one of the Venezuelan street vendors near your home asks why you look so tired, don't tell them you just walked over 28 km across town - unless you're ready for them to casually remind you that they walked 20 days from Venezuela to Medellín, day and night with children, while finishing shoe repair for someone in a nearby building.
🙃 Just say you're fine.
Because we're here and that's enough.
Here's some #Music from when I passed through Parque de Berrío:
https://youtu.be/X8lY4BuGCUI
And, of course, I have photos.
Easier just to share the album link - but there's lots of #Graffiti here, as well some nature shots, snaps of the hustle and bustle of life in Centro, cemetery shots and Boteros.
Closer to the north, I stopped taking photos, because that enters far less touristy "barrios populares" & I have a standing rule about not taking photos of people living in poverty, or treating their homes as such.
But feel free to ask if you have any questions!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NxYSbGdR3C95w5ah7
@MLClark Thank you for sharing. I will be discreet and not question the scientific accuracy of the boy astronaut eating bananas in space. 🤐
I took that one thinking of you, Stephen!
It's across the street from the planetarium, which unfortunately I couldn't take good photos of because of some schoolbuses and kids in the vicinity.
That part of the city is also home to Medellín's science museum/interactive learning center, and Medellín's botanical garden, on the *other* side of the column. It's a joyous district, which also recently held the city's massive annual book festival.
@MLClark I would love to see that science museum/interactive learning center. As you know, that was my niche for ten years at KSC.
This might interest you ... It's a free online course in doing interpretive tours. It hit home with me because it's basically storytelling instead of dry stats and trivia.
Interpretative tours began with the National Park Service. We adapted it for space topics.
https://provalenslearning.com/course-catalog/national-park-service/foundations-of-interpretation