AMO the ARG: (but first...)

there's the airport scene.

at jfk, 5:30 am.

at the avianca terminal, jfk. queens, ny. march 15, 2009.

i asked this most happy fella if i could take his photo. his name? "miss colombia..."

this made me officially optimistic that the trip would be very photo-friendly.

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and bogota (for a 10-hour stopover)...

we decided against leaving the airport for a day-trip (which was wise, i think) but it was surprisingly draining to wait around that long in such a small airport.

here's how we amused ourselves:

by eating...

my first south american cafe con leche

and my first columbian arepa, with a chorizo.

delicious, frothy lulo juice. i'd never heard of lulo before, but i think it's got a little passion fruit, banana, citrus notes...

i think meal # 2, grilled chicken, put me over the edge... the potato is so cute, though...

and reading...

figuring out currency conversions...


and taking pictures in the mirror...


and photographing other random things...

(you know things are really slow when you start taking pictures of your own sneaker. and you like photo. a lot).

i watched planes


and people come and go

the ladies of avianca airlines

and i watched them wait...





and finally, we flew the turbulent skies to buenos aires, arriving at pretty much the same time, the following morning.

(not a bad day, but next time, no stopovers...)

all photos © anita aguilar