Sanaya arrived ~9:30PM on April 16th. Gustavo stayed up to see her. Sohrab sent a bunch of presents for Gustavo as well as new clothes for David and Gustavo. Sanaya had to wait until the morning to meet David.
Tuesday April 17
In the morning, David met Sanaya and had a fun time playing with her. It was so nice to have an extra set of hands around. At lunch time, we took at taxi to the Metro station (new station for us, Aquacatala). Then, we headed to Parque Explora which Gustavo was very excited to go back to. We had a quick lunch and headed in to the park for some fun.
I took this picture to show the school uniforms that all students wear.
David loves Gustavo's old Elmo shirt!
Fun in the play area!
Gustavo loved this "spinning tube".
It was hard to walk through as it really felt like you were spinning.
We were so dizzy afterwards!
Hard to tell but this is the "crooked room".
Loving their new matching jammies! Thanks, Great-Aunt Sandy and family!
Wednesday April 18
This was a day of recovery! We went to Santa Fe to introduce Sanaya to the wonderful world of Crepes and Waffles. Then, Tavo played at Happy City and we ended the afternoon with a grocery store run. I think this was the evening that I tried to stretch the box of CARS Mac and Cheese Sohrab sent down and I added frozen corn and spaghetti. YUCK! Another kitchen flop. Before Sanaya arrived, I had a mashed potatoes disaster because I had no utensils to actually mash the potatoes. I put them in the blender, big mistake, and they turned out gummy. Another YUCK! At least we had a good meal and ice-cream at Crepes and Waffles!
Not sure which one this was. Asked for Snow man so we could have the yummy caramel ice cream. Ended up with chocolate instead, still yummy!
Clapping with Sanaya!
Thursday April 19
We planned to jump in the metro after David's morning nap to take the cable car up the mountain. Once up the 1st cable car, we decided to ride the 2nd cable up to Parque Arvi. When we went there with Sohrab, we were given any direction so once there, we walked around for awhile but had no idea how much stuff there was to do. This time, there was a guide that spoke English at the info station and she told us there are 2 different big parks to choose from and gave us all of the info on pricing, activities, etc. We chose to go to Nucleo Comfama because she described a ton of kid's activities and once you pay the entrance fee, everything is included. We had to take a bus there and had quite the experience trying to explain to the bus driver where we wanted to go. We eventually made it there and were able to talk to a few other guides that spoke English. There were a lot of different kid's play areas that Gustavo really enjoyed. We also saw a 4D movie, Robin Hood. The movie was fun and it was nice that there was no talking so we could all enjoy it. We did get wet a few times :) We also went to a craft station where Sanaya and Gustavo made some cute "pencil holders" and decorated them with colored orange peels.
While doing the craft, we could see the sky turning dark so we headed to the restaurant to try to stay dry. It started pouring and we were able to eventually hop on the train that we thought would take us back to the park entrance. We made it back to the entrance but didn't get off in time so we ended up touring the park on the train with another group. We were able to see all of the adventure courses that are included in the park such as zip lining, rope courses, etc. I think my dad would have fun doing this and I might even partake if we come back with them in a few weeks :) We finally made it back to the entrance but still needed to take the bus back to the main entrance, walk to the metro cable, get on 2 different cable cars and then get on the metro train. It was already 4:30 so we knew we would be riding the metro during rush hour. It was so crazy! The train cars were packed full of people and it was difficult to get on the trains and off the trains. I was so happy when we finally made it back to our station and to the taxi. Next time we go to Parque Arvi, we'll skip morning nap and go right away in the morning to avoid late afternoon rush hour. There was still a lot to see at the park that I hope to see next time.
Cool Tree slide
Waiting to go into 4D movie theater
Craft Time!
Finished products. Sanaya did a great job!
Tried to capture some of the adventure courses from the train through the rain.
Here's the 1st half of Sanaya's visit. I'll post the rest later as the boys are ready for lunch!
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