February 19, 2007

?Que hora es?

One of the best things about Colombia is the time. In case you thought time didn't matter and was just a construction of man ... it was never more true than in Colombia. Church towers are the best example but taxis, coffee shops, stores of any kind, hotels and restaurants all seem to thumb their nose at time.
The image here shows two different times... neither of which are any closer to be accurate than the other. ... it was some where between 11:10 and 6:05 that much was true... but i suppose it is always some time between 11:10 and 6:05. So much for time.
Despite that I have not missed a bus or checked out too late from a hotel... every thing has happened right on schedule... i suppose it helps when no one knows the time, then it is really hard to be late.
There was a town far up in the hills where both clock towers kept time, but even more than that... they were both accurate. That was very disorienting and a bit disappointing. I have come to like a world free of time... and days and even free of obligations except to thyself. Maybe I was meant to be a traveling princess, but then again I think most of us probably were...
So with this i plead with you to set time free!

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