navigate the European
Helena Salazar Cruz, dentist, took a day the decision to visit his son Juan Camilo in Spain, where he was conducting his studies. By the way, I wanted to meet the yearning to know the old continent, not knowing that there would suffer the implications of being a Colombian abroad. The anteroom
"For me it was a childhood dream to want to know other countries in Europe, I like to travel a lot and when you least expect my ex husband and I wanted to visit a child we had in Spain . We had a house and decided to sell it, to see if some of that money we were leaving. A Belgian friend gave us a card to enter Belgium or the Netherlands. So it was very easy. We went to Rionegro
the day before and stayed in a hotel because we were afraid to go to the next day at three o'clock. I was very shocked that the first thing I saw when I turned on the TV, was the news of the death of Governor Guillermo Gaviria. At that time I thought: What signal is it just at this time travel?
The altercation with the luggage
The next day we woke up early, took a plane and went to Bogotá. Then, we had a stopover in Venezuela's Maiquetia airport. There was very maluco a stir that we did not know what it was: requisitioned bags and all that overhead. Men and women with dogs rummaging through luggage.
When we were on the plane said: "There is a downside, you can not go." They called about 10 people to be lowered, among which was my ex-husband. A frisk him did everything I had in my suitcase to see what was there, get it all after it was packed. Sat down again because I was about to start the plane, but at 10 minutes I called back with other people.
again, seized the same case and, as we got along two, my ex husband said: "! But I just reviewed it, I check for the other!". And while the other was well packed, they (the guards) responded: "No, no need. Seized it. " We did not know what happened at the airport and, after two hours of reviews and found nothing, we headed to the airport terminal in Amsterdam.
There, with all the commotion the killing of the governor, all Colombians requisitioned us ugly. At that time, began to check the suitcase, looking bad. Then, we get the order of invitation, which was a person who was driving the car bullet as coming from a Belgian, not us followed requisitioning and let us pass.
The English setback
Being in Brussels, we decided to meet England. A portion of the luggage we left off in Belgium, while the other took him to London. Not knowing that the country needed to go two innings (and another one to go out), we went with some friends, no problems and we were all the time.
After eight days, we went back. The people who accompanied us over, while we stood, on the one hand, being Colombian and the other, because we had no permit to travel the rest Europe. We did not know English, and the guard was asking us to sign a book. We refuse because we did not understand what was in it.
When asked why not let us through, we replied that we only had a ticket to Europe and that it had already been used when we arrived. They said: "They can not get out of here. From here just go deported to Colombia. "
then called a friend who are fluent in English. She was there, we fought back and said, "Look, I know, I put my hand on fire by them are my friends." However, they said that the only solution was to wait until three in the afternoon, when they opened the Colombian Embassy.
The consulate gave us two options: leave or deported to Colombia to pay back the visa, but we had no money. Finally, our friend's husband, who was a Hindu businessman, called the embassy and turned a check with which we were given another visa to the European community, amount to be in Colombia would be remunerated.
The discovery of the suitcase
Back in Belgium, before leaving for Spain, rummaging around the bottom of the suitcase (which had been seized in airports) and we find a book that said Maiquetía Airport. This was written by hand, and he had a record full details of the aircraft that arrived from the first of January to the May 5.
The book fair ended on that date, which was written: "He came flying in the Guianas, with 'those' people. They were suspected of bringing drugs, were subjected to analysis and was positive. " Beyond that, there was a letter that read: "The safe conduct of 240 weapons."
So there we made the connection. Sure! That was what they wanted Maiquetía and we threw him in the suitcase. He who cast must have been one of those that were reviewed, because they left open the other suitcase, which was what was packed.
Then we ask: "Who says one here? Do we make the complaint? ". But the recommendation of the past had been known to throw the book away, because if not they'd put us in jail each, we killed the others. How is it possible that two innocent people with the fact that fully seized in Holland, were in jail?, How many people they may have been the same?
The European dream was not so
Was this the dream I expected? I learned a lot, very beautiful people where they went, they were people who were giving love and giving support to make it more bearable situation. That dream is very hard, it's a harsh reality of how to deal with the Colombian. One remains at the mercy of what might happen and I think we were very fortunate.
I'm not saying never again, but would still do other things or pick up lot of money to go there. Gone are the magic that turns into sleep, because when it actually becomes difficult. "
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