Plaza de Bolivar Bogota

Well it's been ok so far.. The trip from the airport to the hostel was
an eye-opener, went through the red light district and it just looked
like Bogota was populated with homeless people and really run down
buildings.. Made me wonder what to expect. Then I arrived at the
hostel and I wasn't quite sure if the taxi driver got my …

Wow time has flown by since I last wrote. I can´t believe it’s already been over 2 months of traveling. It´s just so much fun! However, we still continue to get stomach viruses. We spent our last two days in Panama City lying around our couch surfer´s house feeling ill, then Brock got a cold while we were in the San Blas Islands, and then we …

I changed my mind and was actually pretty unhappy with my hostel last night. It seemed fine at first, though the room was quite bare, but once I got into bed it became apparent that someone very hairy had slept in there before me. I spent a good few minutes picking all the hairs, of all different lengths, out of the bed, and adding them to the …

It wasn't too difficult taking taxis here in Colombia unlike Asia where they squeeze every dollar out of you. After a 2 hour wait in the bus stop we boarded our 2G gold service bus. Yes it had personalized TV screens and with a hard drive filled with movies. Boy did we hit the jackpot. There were a few problems though, the movies were in Spanish, …

Bogota was a stretch of my comfort zone for sure. This was because of a few reason. First, I had never been to a true third world developing country. Second, I have never stayed at a hostel before this trip. And third, I didn't speak the language really at all. To be honest, I had many people tell me that this trip wasn't a great idea, why would I …

When I was planning my trip to Colombia, I wanted to find somewhere where I could stop and get to know people, whilst also taking a Spanish course. I looked at a number of university courses but it wasn't clear whether the courses would actually run, there was conflicting information about visa requirements and the university term doesn't start …

It seems I am overdue for mentioning a long arduous bus journey. So, the bus to Bogota from Cartagena was 30 long hours door to door. We were told it was 20 hours, more misinformation from our hostel which we didn`t question. With semi cama seats it was not very comfortable for such a long journey. And we were hungry as the bus stopped after 22 of …

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... see, I had my share of late nights in Cali. Instead I spent the days waking up early. Walking around the city. Visiting Plaza de Bolivar, Iglesia de Santa Clara, Cero de Monserrate, with it's spectacular views of the city, to name a few. I am far from a ...

... identifying the older colonial barrio of La Candelaria from above, we walked back down the mountain to reconnoitre the area around the Plaza de Bolívar on foot. The Museo de Oro is apparently the most important gold museum in the world, exhibiting ...

... styles. It is brilliant...the hostel is at the top of a vertical hill. The main square in La Candelaria is the Plaza de Bolivar. It has a statue of Simon Bolivar sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, it was the first ever public monument in ...

... of view, it was interesting to hear it from the other side. On the way back from the Police Museum I stopped off at Plaza de Bolivar which is home to the Cathedral, Congress and the Supreme Court.  This is by far one the largest and busiest plazas ...

... explore the city, I proceeded to hit as many of the cities highlights as I could. This included the historical district surrounding the Plaza de Bolivar, the Museo de Oro and the Museo Nacional; all of which I recommend visiting. In perfect stride the ...

... area which is the oldest part of the city with some beautifully restored buildings.  A couple of blocks from here is the Plaza de Bolivar with the ´mandatory´stautue of Mr Bolivar, although this one looks a little out of place in the middle of a ...

... be! I walked past the complex of palaces, observatory, through Bolivar Plaza and viewed a few churches and the like. Plaza de Bolivar is surrounded by numerous grand buildings some with huge pillars. It is a massive open expanse and there were all sorts ...

... historical district and more importantly the site of the formal founding of the city, the square now known as Plaza de Bolivar. The buildings surrounding the plaza are the Capitolio Nacional (seat of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia), the ...

... and just a lot nicer. I went wandering round a bit today and planned what to do the rest of my days in Bogota. I saw the pigeon-infested Plaza de Bolivar, spent some time at the gold museum, went on the web at the local library and saw the Plaza de ...

... getting lost/exploring the streets of Bogota. We found the old town (La Candelaria) and fed the millions of birds in Plaza de Bolivar. After a quick nap, we went out with Jennifer, our Colombian friend who took us on a tour of her favourite bars in ...