Barranquilla. Clubs in dodgier area not worth it
I'm back in Barranquilla for 4 nights prior to flying on to Medellin. One of my favoritas was graduating from grad school and another*has been sending some great pics on her*workout progress so I just needed*to make the trip!
Thursday night favorita #1, the soon to be graduate, visited. I'm staying at the Four Points Sheraton. Nice and central location. We had a nice, but still not too expensive*dinner at Komodo Teriyaki ($150 k for 3 sushi rolls and drinks) and then went to a local casino. I gave her 50 k to try her luck and I did the same. I won 15 k and she lost 15 k so we ended up even! Back to the hotel for 2 rounds that night and 1 in the morning around 7:30 am before she left. 400 k total damage for BBJ and CFS. I've been working on her for no condom, but she won't budge. On one hand I'm bummed about it, on the other I guess I feel safer about not catching any STDs!*.
Friday afternoon I checked out two casas and went*to one that is called out as 'Blue Casa' or something similar in*Traveler69's maps. It's in the Recreo neighborhood. They had 5 girls who I think were all Venezulan and 5 to 6. 5 in my book. Cost was 50 k for 30 minutes or 80 k for an hour. I chose the '6. 5' who was a 24 year old with a 4 year old daughter. Face was a 7 and effort an 8. She had saggy tits which was a bit of a turn off after favorita #1 (has nice 34 DDD fake boobs and active cross fitter). She asked 40 k propina for BBJ and wouldn't budge. I relented and it ended up being worth it. *Afterwards I went to the Bogota Beer Company in Alto Prado. Very nice set up. Similar to a nice British Pub and good seating outside. They seem to have upped their beer game the past few years. I had a couple of their brews, 15 k each for 500 ML.
Friday early evening I saw some of favorita #1's family for a quick*celebration. She explained that I was a gringo and clinical professor she met as part of her internship LOL. It was a nice chance for me to practice my Spanish with natives and see more of the city. She's middle class so parents had a nicer house in the north of the city and discussed some of their business. *.
Afterwards I had the urge to check out the strip clubs in the dodgier part of town. I went to Prado Club and one other in the area. This was around 10/10:15 pm. * Super dodgy folks and even my cab driver and the people running the clubs told me it wasn't safer to be there as a gringo LOL. In addition there was*hardly any people there and the chicas were all 35 years old +. I didn't even ask prices or have a beer. * Next stop was Siglo XI. I went there on a Wednesday during a prior trip and it was completely dead. This time around I figured it would be busier on a Friday* at 11 pm. Dead wrong. Total of 6 people and maybe 4 girls in the cavernous place when I arrived. They assured me that it was 'muy tremprano' and more people and girls would show up. I stayed for two beers (5 k for Club Colombia) and 45 minutes. By 11:45 pm there were all of 10 people and maybe 6 women (all mid 30's and fugly). I left at that point and the door man had the audacity to ask me for a tip. I asked him why and he said for helping me have a fun night at his club LOL.
Next, went across the street to the Templo (or Tunel) of Love. Similar story there. But had 10-12 girls (4 to 6. 5) and maybe 8 customers. I did a couple laps, but didn't see anything I liked. I also know the onsite rooms are quite dirty so I wasn't that enthused about going upstairs. I called it a night. You win some and you lose some. *.
Favorita #2 visiting today. *.