Parque Norte

The day that we did not have class, Danielle and I decided to go to a pool called Parque Norte.  I found out about it from my friend on the Econ trip who said she went there and it was the biggest pool shes ever seen.  So I asked my house mom and she said to take the 37 bus, so we waited at the stop on Callao.  We had to make sure to get on the right bus, because some of them did not go all the way to the pool.  We successfully arrived after about a half an hour, and with the help of a nice family who knew which stop to get off on.  We followed them to the pool because it was not very clear as to where the entrance was.  Once we got in, we saw that in addition to the pool, the park also had tennis courts, soccer fields, a café, a restaurant, and it seemed like a camp was held there for children.  We tried to enter the pool area first, but they told us we needed to go to “il medico”.  We didn’t know where that was, but we actually ran into the same family that helped us on the bus, so they told us where it was.  We entered an all white room with smaller little cubicles covered by curtains, and we both went into one with a nurse.  She checked my hair, my nails, my feet, and under my arm pits.  It was extremely bizarre, but I felt better knowing that the pool would be clean since everyone has to go to “il medico” before entering.  Finally, we were able to get to the pool, and it definitely was the biggest pool ever.  It had waterslides, palm trees, and diving boards.  It ended up being a great day, and since we have nothing else to do for our free weekend, we are going to come to Parque Norte every day!