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I was very honored and pleased when VT member Sophie Roquefort asked me to recomend her a venezuelan writer, a principal venezuelan novel. "I always read a book from the most important author of every country I go to", she said and I said: "Wow". So I recomended her "Dona Barbara" by Romulo Gallegos. That is a must. Is a novel that every venezuelan has to read in school. And is very good. There is a very famous mexican film (an adaptation of this novel), played by the diva Maria Felix. She was Dona Barbara. An unforgettable character. An unfogettable actress. A breathtaking woman. Dona Barbara has been translated to many, many, many languages... so if you like reading... There.
"Dona Barbara": The Venezuelan Novel by Romulo Gallegos. Pronunciation Warning: Dona is not spelled neither pronunced like that in Spanish. It needs the Spanish letter that comes after the N and right before the O. Yes, we do have another letter there, but it wont appear in VT. Look what it happens if I write that word: Do?a Barbara Did you see? Do?a, do?a, do?a... In French and Italian would be pronounced as: Dogna Barbara. Meaning Madam Barbara, Donna Barbara. If you speak English practice saying jalapegno, then jalapegna, then dogna. I'm really upset that I cant write properly our "egne" right here. It looks like an N with a horizontal bar on the top.
Not much. They have economic paper back editions, because kids have to read this book in high school. Leave a Comment Theme: BooksAddress: any good libraryDirections: any good library anywhere in Caracas.
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El Sambil is the biggest mall in Caracas. You will find various stores here, including american and European stores (Zara, Bershka, Indiani, Louis Vuitton...). Besides that, there are lots of impressive restaurants of different genres; french, chinese, sushi, italian... Be aware, you can easlily get lost in this shopping center! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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My favourite craft item I bought in El hatillo, is a clay statue of a caribbean girl with a fruitbasket on her head. Had a though time choosing one, they were all so beautiful, with strangely enough, all their own personality (??)
Can't rember the price but I assume it wasn't expensive or else I wouldn have bought it!! Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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| | | | "READ BOOKS": Are you one of those who always needs a book? | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
2006 UPDATE: This book store desapeared... everybody is waiting for it to "re-open" some where else. I will keep you informed. Now, for books in English, I go to the american or english book store on the lower floor of "Centro Plaza" in "Los Palos Grandes" area. Ave. Francisco de Miranda, closet Metro Station: "Altamira" (is MUCH easier to get to this book store, and there is an excelent coffee shop on the same shopping mall level). This one is a fine bookstore, but never as awesome as "Read Books". THIS IS WHAT I WROTE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO: Is the ultimate bookstore with books and magazines in English! Also has a coffee shop, which is still an unusual thing to find in a Venezuelan library. (But we'll get there... Is only a matter of time).
Books in English if you need to have something to read every single day of your life. If you want books in French, you will have to go to a shopping mall called CENTRO COMERCIAL CHACAITO (right next to the metro station called Chacaito). The French book store is on the basement. If you want book in Italian, then you will have to go to Avenida Solano. Closest metro station: Sabana Grande. They bring the italian newspaper: IL CORIERE DE LA SERA.
As much as you want to read... Leave a Comment Theme: BooksAddress: Oh, oh, is either Street Paris or Madrid...Directions: Tell the taxi driver to take you to LAS MERCEDES, right behind EL BINGO (a huge place where people go to play bingo. I've never been there. Dont want to. But I could go every single day to "Read Books"...
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In Caracas you will find lots of little shops like this one, filled with "chemical" sweets, balloons, choclates... Apparently Venezuelans have a sweet tooth... :)
You can spend as much as you like, depends on your sugar tolerance level ;) Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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| | | | Centro Comercial SAMBIL (or just "El Sambil"): JUST FOR SHOPPING MALL LOVERS | Tip Rating: | | | | |
This is THE MOTHER OF ALL SHOPPING CENTERS!!! I hate it. I hate malls. But some people LOVE them dearly! Some people from near by countries or islands, make a one day visit to Caracas just to shop. (Wildly). Others, from far aways towns of Venezuela, do the same thing. One day consumming madness. Love to shop. Shopping fever. Unstopable! I cant stand it. But some people have a ball at "El Sambil". In this 5 or 6 stories high building (I havent dared to count them! Is agoraphobic! ), you can find everything that you are looking for. And you can also find things you were not looking for, didnt know they existed, dont know what they are, etc...
What ever you want: from local, typical and not expensive candies, to really fancy and expensive clothing or decorating items. National and imported.There is a Ferrari store, a Louis Vuittone one, an Alessi one. And among this beauty and richness, you can also find a couple of discount stores and a warehouse. There is everything for everybody. There are restaurants and fast food places, a bowling alley, a bunch of cinemas, cybercafés, a couple of excelent book stores, gorgeous shoe stores, local craft stands, computers places, english cothes for men, italian and french boutiques. Everything. Just name it! WARNING: there is an urban legend about this place, but no one knows if it is true. By email we were told that something really bad happened in one of their many restrooms. The suggestion is to go to the restrooms near the fast food places, because they are always crowded and you will feel safe.
If you are a shopaholic you will spend all of what you have in cash and your credit card will finally melt (after so much use in one single day). If you are not, you can go for a walk, windowshop, eat an icecream, see a movie. I´ve gone three times against my will. I feel like a tiny ant inside of a Gruyere cheese. I´d rather be locked in an elevator than walking unleashed in "El Sambil". Cross my heart. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: One block "down" CHACAO subway station. CHACAO.Directions: Down the street, at the end of the block, to the left, right across the street. From the outside is 3 stories high, when you get inside you will see that there are two or three lower levels. Scary...
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