Where did my feet take me this time?
To enjoy the sunset in one of the busiest parks in the east of the city of Caracas in Venezuela, the Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda Park, better known as "El Parque del Este" which has an area of approximately 75 hectares, was designed by Roberto Burle Marx, a Brazilian landscape designer and was inaugurated in the 60s.
This park is one of the most visited by the inhabitants of the city, from very early in the morning you can see the joggers running along the track, groups doing various practices and as the day goes by people strolling through the place. On weekends and holidays there are events, food and craft fairs, many families go to spend the day enjoying the benefits of nature.
Because of the proximity to where I live, this place has become what I call the garden of my house, where I go to perform various activities just a few steps away. However, I had never visited it in the afternoon, at a time when few people remain in the place.
I had this new experience thanks to the invitation of two friends who usually do the tour to enjoy the park with more privacy. I arrived at 4:20 in the afternoon at the entrance and the appointment was at 4:30 in one of the cafes near the Humboldt Planetarium so I set out to do the tour very casually, breathing the air and watching the road that was practically alone.
In my transit I found one of the loguitos where I stopped to say hello to a pair of morrocoyes, the birds were already beginning to be heard in their evening song.
Arrive at the Planetarium, a dome of 20 meters in diameter in which there is a projector and in which they offer guided tours, lectures, presentations and very interesting activities of astronomy and space travel.
When I met up with the girls we decided to walk to the area they call the laguito, an artificial lake where during the day they offer pedal boat rides and this is located at the end of the park. There is also a life-size replica of the ship Leander; remembering the history, this was the corvette used by Francisco de Miranda in 1806 during his first expedition to Venezuela.
On our way we felt the tranquility of the moment, a peaceful atmosphere where we could smell the scent of some flowers, while observing the mango trees with their fruits still green.
We took advantage of the opportunity and took several pictures to remember the moment while we had fun looking for poses to do.
The sun was already setting, giving us that wonderful moment that made me thankful for everything that day had brought me and remember the cyclicality of each day... dawn and dusk, the sun gives us the dawn to activate endless possibilities and at the end of the day, it reminds us to rest to regain strength.
Suddenly a flock of parakeets began to fly from one side to the other with such an uproar that we sat and watched them. They were joined by herons and macaws dancing in the air in search of a place to roost.
I lay down on the grass to contemplate the beautiful colors that the Caracas sky was giving us at that moment ....
The pinks, blues, violets, grays were changing their tone in a fleeting mixture that had me in ecstasy.
At 6:00 the time the park was closing, all of us who were in the place set out to return along the path already illuminated by the headlights, listening to the sounds of the night in the park and accompanied by our silhouettes reflected on the road.
Already at the exit we said goodbye happily to conclude that pleasant moment and looking forward to repeat the experience inviting other friends and family to join the walk.
A feeling of well-being that after a hectic day was a balm to be.
Thank you for making it this far and taking the time to read my post, until the next installment
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• Pictures taken with my Redmi cell phone
