We spent Friday getting settled in, and today we took a day trip to the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquirá. North of the city, the trip took about 2 hours to get there because we took the scenic route and had a very safe (meaning, slow) driver. The Salt Cathedral, the newest version of which opened in 1995, is an old salt mine. You walk into the mine and down, to see the stations of the cross and several sanctuaries that are all underground. It's an amazing and beautiful creation. The kids both slept in the stroller for most of the time we were in the mine. Esteban had been really excited to go in a cave and fell asleep soon after declaring it "Really Cool!" After the walk down into the mine and back up, we went to lunch and headed home to our new digs.
It's amazing to see how both kids are adjusting every day. Esteban is already calmer here at the apartment, with his own toys and own space to play in. That doesn't mean he isn't having tantrums about other things, but he is calmer and eating better. Isabella is connecting more with us all the time, though we discovered that she doesn't like to go to sleep alone. We think she probably shared a room with other babies in her foster home. Since we were all together in the hotel room, we didn't notice it before.
Tomorrow we're hoping to get out and walk again for Cyclovia (when they close the streets to autos on Sunday) and go to the flea market at Usaquen with Grandmas Dawn and Ana. Then, we hope to go to lunch at the Halifax, where they may be having empanadas!
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