For those who like to splurge
I invited 3 girls I know to dinner tonight at a restaurant where a fourth girl I know works (they're all friends, 2 are sisters). Dinner got moved to lunch and of course 2 of the girls were 20 minutes late to where I was to pick them up. Add in some long traffic delays and it was probably close to 3:30 before we were seated.
The restaurant is Colosal located on Las Palmas above Envigado. Google can find it for you. It has a great view of the valley and is definitely one of the better restaurants in Medellin.
Lots of seafood and steak options on the menu, along with some high priced wines. We pigged out, 3 appetizers, 4 entrees and 4 desserts, although only one cocktail. Food was shared all around and I even managed to get them all to try tuna tartar. I wasn't surprised that they all liked it.
Total damage was about 510 k, around $135. I normally spend 10-20 k for lunch, but sometimes I enjoy sitting down in a nice place. It was a fun way to spend about 3 hours.
Garbage Everywhere Literally
[QUOTE=Zeos1;2570833]Unfortunately it is unhealthy for them too. People that are accustomed to contaminated water may handle it a bit better than you or I, but lots die from it. Check stats for cholera and water born disease in India. It's one of the worst health issues in India, and the water from the Ganges is not recommended for raw drinking.
I am lucky enough to have been a victim of water in that part of the world and am lucky to have survived it.[/QUOTE]Yes I knew this, and was just following along with the ridiculous post about licking "poop" that was posted, but what I said about the people bathing and drinking the water in the Ganges is what I actually observed.
In walking down to the banks of the river there was cow shit everywhere that people were walking in barefoot, beggars sitting in the middle of the streets, and an unbelievable scene along the river. The crematoriums were burning bodies and then throwing the unburnt carcass's into the river and the catfish were having a feeding frenzy.
And not to mention some of the Indian sex workers the size of large beasts working the streets in New Delhi which I wouldn't partake in, however would of been dirt cheap at about $ 2-3 USD compared to El Centro.
Lots and lots of caution required when travelling in India when it comes to food and drink. I was there three weeks travelling with my son, and he had issues about every three days and we were super cautious about what we ate and drank. I got sick only once when eating some impoted Swiss cheese in a fancy hotel. Incredible food there, but always the fear of getting sick afterwards.
The Country is one big garbage dump, and I did go to an upscale massage place in one of the Cities, and the worker started licking my ass which I hadn't asked for, which surprised the shit out of me, which I'm mentioning to stay on topic.
Waiting On Your Second And Third Nut Review
[QUOTE=JjBee62;2570867]I invited 3 girls I know to dinner tonight at a restaurant where a fourth girl I know works (they're all friends, 2 are sisters). Dinner got moved to lunch and of course 2 of the girls were 20 minutes late to where I was to pick them up. Add in some long traffic delays and it was probably close to 3:30 before we were seated.
The restaurant is Colosal located on Las Palmas above Envigado. Google can find it for you. It has a great view of the valley and is definitely one of the better restaurants in Medellin.
Lots of seafood and steak options on the menu, along with some high priced wines. We pigged out, 3 appetizers, 4 entrees and 4 desserts, although only one cocktail. Food was shared all around and I even managed to get them all to try tuna tartar. I wasn't surprised that they all liked it.
Total damage was about 510 k, around $135. I normally spend 10-20 k for lunch, but sometimes I enjoy sitting down in a nice place. It was a fun way to spend about 3 hours.[/QUOTE]Sounds like you've been on a driving and dining vacation thus far, and hopefully Nounce won't have to retrieve your posts about your "second and third nut (s)" from wherever they get posted on ISG when you get around to them.
Regardless, sounds like your enjoying yourself versus riding around in ambulances back in the States.