Fat or Voluminous (Luis)

Fernando Botero's Jesus

On Monday, Luella had a nice respite from dental work so we did some touristy stuff.

We visited the Museo de Antioquia where the permanent Fernando Botero exhibit resides. We loved the exhibit even more than we did five years ago. I added photos of a couple of our favorite works below.

We found it interesting that Botero never considers the objects in his paintings and sculptures to be fat. Rather, he considers them voluminous. So the next time I call our dog Bogey fat, Luella can say "He's not fat. He's voluminous."

To get downtown and back, we took the Medellin Metro. It remains very clean, fast, and efficient. You can see in the photo below how the station floor literally shines. I realize that this is a very "boosterish" post, but all my opinions are sincere - Medellin is a cool place.

Plaza de Botero

Finally, Luella and I were wondering what my life would have been like had my parents never moved to the U.S. To try and get a handle on the question, we've been looking for my Medellin Doppelganger. In other words, the guy my age whose parents never took him away from Medellin. So far, we haven't found the perfect match. Here's as close as we've found: click here

Medellin Metro Station