Gaudi's trip to the dentist

21 August 2009

Before taking off on our trip I had one of my fillings redone to avoid any dental problems while travelling. Ironically it was exactly that tooth that started hurting shorty after our departure. With the excellent reputation of Colombia's doctors, I thought this is my chance to have someone look at it.
Mr. Frei, the Swiss Honorary Consul and owner of our hotel, set up an appointment for me in no time. The next morning, señora Frei chauffeurs us to the dentist. The whole neighbourhood consists of clinics, dentists, and lots of cosmetic surgeons. The dentist is a very attractive and very young looking woman . . . 'is she really the dentist?' Natasha wonders. We spent almost two hours at her clinic, of which one hour is spent on getting an x-ray. At one point, the dentist herself walks with us through the neighbourhood to an x-ray clinic (as she doesn't have her own). The work on the tooth is carried out to my full satisfaction. The cost: 5 USD for the x-rays, and 10 USD for the dentist.