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thegriffs88 wrote:

Sounds nice. A friend who is a local there sent me pictures of Candlelight Day which was like a festival atmosphere with entertainment and food. I hope to visit the city and surroundings next year.

Candlelight Day is on or around December 7th .. and is the official kickoff of Christmas season here in Buca.聽 This year I heard plentiful fireworks on and off through the night.

The holiday lights may be down well before the Griffs make it to town in 2022, but there are plenty of other things and places to enjoy.聽 Below is a list that includes some of my faves...

Places to Enjoy in Bucaramanga, Santander...

8.聽 Parks.聽 Bucaramanga is known as the City of Parks and there are dozens of square-block parks scattered around.聽 Enjoy the weeping willows and mature plantings, the jewelry tables tended by local vendors and the copious, welcome amounts of shade on any given warm day.

7.聽 Calle 33.聽 Another great place for shopping.聽 This week I needed a hard-to-find medication and a place to mend/wash laundry .. and readily found both on 33 and nearby streets.

6.聽 Chicken restaurants.聽 I have already found three places cooking great chicken in different ways -- from Southern-friend style to curry chicken.

5.聽 Sushi burrito.聽 As of last night I am partial to the wide-body sushi rolls at this 'fusion' eatery.聽 The friendly staff volunteered to call a taxi for me when they saw I was not having any luck at finding one on the street (plenty of taxis but all carrying passengers around 7 p.m.) by myself.

4.聽 The rooftop swimming pool at my hotel on Calle 47.聽 Open officially till 9 p.m. and a few of us swim even a bit later.聽 The climatized pool is always kept at a comfortable temperature.聽 It's a special treat after returning from early-evening shopping in a warm taxi.

3.聽 Beautifully-kept and architecturally pleasant buildings in Sotomayor and other Gringo-friendly sectors.聽 This is the reason Bucaramanga shares (with Poblado sector of Medell铆n) the unofficial title of the Beverly Hills of Colombia.

2.聽 Cacique mall (kah-SEE-kay).聽 Four floors filled with clothing and specialty shops, a large 脡xito supermarket and entertainment venues.

And the number-one place I have enjoyed in Bucaramanga...

1.聽 Doral Casino.聽 Although I can't promise you the same results, I have won almost every visit (typically going twice a week) to the Doral's lone blackjack table.聽 The 'mesero' knows my preferred complimentary drink -- 'arom谩tica' tea with a side order of ice.聽 The casino is located on the upper shopping level of Central Comercial Cacique.

Latest endorsement of Bucaramanga.

Those Expats who follow YouTuber Loren Lowe

(rhymes with cow), originally from upstate

New York, may be interested in his views on

the city of Bucaramanga.

On this weekend's Coffee Time on his

Gran Colombia channel, Loren gave his

imprimatur to Buca.

He lives in the Coffee Triangle, where he

particularly likes Armenia and Manizales.

He has lived in Armenia, Quind铆o, for the

past four years or so.

Outside the Coffee Zone, Lauren has a

preference for Bucaramanga.聽 It's his

third favorite city in Colombia.

"Decent city.. It's the wealthiest city in Colombia.

It has a lot going for it, but somehow it manages

to play low-key," Loren says of Buca.

The young women are very shapely.聽 The full effect is hard to judge due to the widespread wearing of 'tapabocas' and 'mascarillas' during The Situation. @@cccmedia

Just a few weeks ago there was an exchange in the comment section of the Quindio influencer (QI), discussing the ample girth of Colombian women and whether that is a phenomenon of the past 5 or so years. I recall QI saying it may be attributable to soda pop.