Hola from Venezuela

Hola from Venezuela.

After travelling for over 24 hours I finally arrived safely in Caracas yesterday. Surprisingly smooth entrance into the country. Even the immigration check was quick and minimal hassle. Caracas is a fascinating place, with the beautiful Avila mountain nestling around this massive and hectic city. Too much traffic though. So just going from the airport to my friend's home took us nearly three hours. We decided to stop off somewhere mid-way and have a bite to avoid the busiest time of traffic and even take a different route. I tried my first arepa, which is a popular food here in Venezuela. It is a kind of sandwich that can be stuffed with anything you fancy.

I am also surprisingly adjusting well to the jetlag. Today's agenda started early to go for my friend's beauty treatment, as she prepares for her upcoming wedding day. I also got tempted to take a massage and facial myself,  which was just the ticket after my long journey here. Not a bad start to my holiday:)

Afterward we visited a huge shopping mall to meet up with her friend who was in need of a dress for the wedding day. In the shopping mall I got to try some more Venezuelan cuisine; amazing fried plantain, grilled steak and spicy sausage. Then the eating experience ended with delicious gourmet chocolate at a cute place called Kakao. There are so many flavours! We stood there at the counter for literally 10 minutes looking at the display with all these fascinating exotic chocolate combos and figuring out which ones to get. Very tasty. And I had a great cafe grande to go with it. Venezuela is known for it's amazing cocoa and coffee.

Lots of love. Buenas noches amigos!