Before telling you about our experience last Saturday, I would like to introduce myself to you, as this is the first time I am posting in this community.
My name is Alicia and I am Venezuelan. I am a publicist, divorced and mother of an 11 year old pre-teen. I love writing, reading and watching crime movies, thrillers and romantic comedies. I don't like science fiction or violent murder movies or that kind of stuff.
This past Saturday my son and I went to walk around downtown Caracas, because I had already been told how beautiful and changed it was.
I say it has changed because until recently, the center of Caracas was a place of thugs, drunks and people of bad life. You could only visit this part of the city during daylight hours. After 1700 hours, it was no longer safe to walk around those parts.
But for some time now, the Mayor's Office corresponding to this sector of the city has been in charge of recovering all these spaces, giving them a beautiful aspect and also full of security.
And my son and I, who go out very little since the pandemic began, sometimes feel suffocated by the confinement, we look for an escape route in which we do not spend a lot of money, we serve to release tension and stress and also walk, eat some tasty dessert, and then return to the warmth of our home.
We decided to leave home at about 1730 hours. The trip from our house to the downtown area took us about 25 minutes. We arrived and parked quickly. There were actually quite a few people around.
Everything was beautifully illuminated by colorful lights, there was a very positive energy of joy. You could see everything from children running around the square, to young couples holding hands, to people dancing.
Others were chatting while having a cup of coffee at the various food stands set up there.
After walking around for a while, we sat down and ordered a coffee and a Venezuelan Creole sweet called "Golfeado".
If you haven't tried it, it is delicious. I don't really know how to make it (although I will find out the recipe to try to make it). The golfeado is usually eaten with guayan茅s cheese or also with queso de mano. The combination of sweetness and cheese creates an explosion of delicious flavors in the mouth.
After walking around a bit, we sat down and ordered a coffee and a Venezuelan Creole sweet called "Golfeado".
Then we took pictures and made two videos. One my son and the other one me. And ready to go back home, at 1930 hours or so, we came home, rested, relaxed and happy.
It was worth it.
Thank you for joining me in our adventure.
Antes de contarles nuestra experiencia del s谩bado pasado, me presento ante ustedes, ya que es la primera vez que publico en esta comunidad.
Mi nombre es Alicia y soy venezolana. Soy publicista, divorciada y madre de un pre-adolescente de 11 a帽os. Me encanta escribir, leer y ver pel铆culas polic铆acas, de suspenso y comedias rom谩nticas. No me gusta la ciencia ficci贸n ni tampoco pel铆culas violentas de asesinatos ni ese tipo de cosas.
Este s谩bado pasado mi hijo y yo fuimos a caminar por el centro de Caracas, porque ya me hab铆an dicho lo bonito y cambiado que estaba.
Digo que ha cambiado porque hasta hace poco, el centro de Caracas era un lugar de maleantes, borrachos y gente de mala vida. S贸lo se pod铆a visitar esta parte de la ciudad durante el d铆a. Despu茅s de las 17:00 horas, ya no era seguro caminar por esas partes.
Pero desde hace un tiempo, la Alcald铆a correspondiente a este sector de la ciudad se ha encargado de recuperar todos estos espacios, d谩ndoles un aspecto bonito y tambi茅n lleno de seguridad.
Y mi hijo y yo, que salimos muy poco desde que empez贸 la pandemia, a veces nos sentimos asfixiados por el encierro, buscamos una v铆a de escape en la que no nos gastamos mucho dinero, nos sirve para liberar tensiones y estr茅s y tambi茅n para pasear, comer alg煤n rico postre, y luego volver al calor de nuestro hogar.
Decidimos salir de casa sobre las 17.30 horas. El viaje desde nuestra casa hasta el centro nos llev贸 unos 25 minutos. Llegamos y aparcamos r谩pidamente. La verdad es que hab铆a bastante gente por all铆.
Todo estaba bellamente iluminado por luces de colores, hab铆a una energ铆a muy positiva de alegr铆a. Se pod铆a ver de todo, desde ni帽os corriendo por la plaza, pasando por parejas j贸venes cogidas de la mano, hasta gente bailando.
Otros charlaban mientras tomaban una taza de caf茅 en los diversos puestos de comida instalados all铆.
Despu茅s de pasear un poco, nos sentamos y pedimos un caf茅 y un dulce criollo venezolano llamado "Golfeado".
Si no lo has probado, te cuento que es delicioso. No s茅 muy bien c贸mo se hace (aunque ya averiguar茅 la receta para intentar hacerlo). El golfeado se come generalmente con queso guayan茅s o tambi茅n con queso de mano. La combinaci贸n de lo dulce con el queso crea una explosi贸n de deliciosos sabores en la boca.
Despu茅s de pasear un poco, nos sentamos y pedimos un caf茅 y un dulce criollo venezolano llamado "Golfeado".
Luego hicimos fotos y dos v铆deos. Uno mi hijo y el otro yo. Y listos para volver a casa, a las 1930 horas m谩s o menos, llegamos a casa, descansados, relajados y felices.
Vali贸 la pena.
Gracias por acompa帽arme en nuestra aventura.
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