For their first peek at Venezuela, I took my folks to a large park in East Caracas.  We enjoyed people watching, examining the foliage, and photographing birds. After the park, we went to lunch at a traditional Venezuelan restaurant called El Budare. We then took a cab home and spent the rest of the night relaxing and watching a movie.  We are off to the beach and the mountains for the next two days. My classes resume on Monday.