00 Awaiting Boarding for South America

1988-1 Colombia

Folder: South America
First stage of a 6 country tour of South America. Our Base here was at Bogota, and included a few trips out of the city. This area looked to have a high rainfall, and was generally overcast during our stay making the film pictures rather low shutter speeds most of the time, so some pictures are not very sharp, but should give a flavour of the area.
00 Awaiting Boarding for South America

00 Awaiting Boarding for South America

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Waiting for our call, and watching the loading activity is always fascinating.
01 Boarding Called

01 Boarding Called

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Luxury this time - a direct walkway onto our Boeing 747 Plane, not such a common experience in the 1980's
02 A Passing Concorde

02 A Passing Concorde

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We always wanted to travel on a Concorde, but fares were always too expensive then, Sadly, it is now long gone, so we can only dream...
03 A Refuelling Stop-over Before Continuing

03 A Refuelling Stop-over Before Continuing

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These were the days when fuel efficiency was not as good as today with Jet Engines, so first stop across the Atlantic was in Trinidad, and everyone was off whilst refuelling.
04 Time To Stretch Our Legs at Trinidad

04 Time To Stretch Our Legs at Trinidad

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At least it was a chance for some exercise before continuing.
05 The Trinidad Transit Lounge

05 The Trinidad Transit Lounge

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The Air-side lounge was a bit small here, and not really designed for "Jumbo" sized passenger quantities.
06 First Night In Bogota

06 First Night In Bogota

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After a short stop in Caracas, Venezuela, to drop off passengers, we headed into Colombia and finally delivered to our first hotel in Bogota. Our first steps on a new Continent.
07 Stability At Last

07 Stability At Last

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However, absolutely shattered from the long trip, and all the form-filling on arrival, there was only one thing to do right away.
08 .....And In The Morning

08 .....And In The Morning

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A chance to survey our surroundings before Breakfast. Bogota was a quite modern city very similar to those in the rest of the world.
09 View To City Centre

09 View To City Centre

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Our first trip takes us through the City Centre to the Gold Museum.
10 Bogota City Scene

10 Bogota City Scene

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We could be anywhere in the modern world.
11 Gold Museum Visit

11 Gold Museum Visit

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At the Museum, lots of different gold pieces on display, but apparently not yet any particular organisation.
12 Bogota Side Street Views

12 Bogota Side Street Views

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A few general views as we go on-wards to our next destination in this trip. Oh good! It's raining! Home from Home.
13 Road to Mt Monserrate

13 Road to Mt Monserrate

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Heading out of the city to a nearby mountain for the next stop. This included a cable-car ride up the mountain-side.
14 Church At Top Of Mt Monserrate

14 Church At Top Of Mt Monserrate

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The "Sanctuary of Montserrate" is a large Catholic Church at the mountain top which overlooks Bogota.
15 Steep Walkway from Church

15 Steep Walkway from Church

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Very steep walkway from the main church down to a smaller church.
16 Bogota From Mt Monserrate

16 Bogota From Mt Monserrate

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The fantastic view of Bogota from the plaza in front of the large church.
17 Trip North-East to Guatavita

17 Trip North-East to Guatavita

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A new day, a new trip out of Bogota to the small town of Guatavita..
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