Platypus Hostel Bogota

That'll be me that's been dumb and gone and overwritten my blog! Will rectify the situation tomorrow, in the meantime I've been updating Facebook with photos http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 27034&id=698211564&l=a1e2e21a7c laters

I am FINALLY making my south- back to Ecuador. I thought it was high time! Bogota is an enormous city and one could probably spend a week or more here... but I am not enjoying the hustle and bustle all that much so I have decided to make this a whirlwind stop. Hitting 4 museums and the main plaza all in one day- and another 2 the next! I ran into Hendrick- one of the guys I traveled with to El Cocuy and we are heading to the Zona Cafeteria together. Should be fun. Enjoy the many photos!

On Tuesday afternoon we arrived safely in Bogota, Colombia. The plane trip was brutal. Red eye to Miami with 4 hour layover in which Rory opted to blow up the air mattress and sleep on the floor of the terminal only to be awakened by a couple Latino women staring and giggling at him (I neglected to wake him up and enjoyed the fun). Flying into Bogota was amazing. The lush green hills and towering mountains laid the backdrop for the city which is absolutely gigantic! We made it through customs...

hier in Cartagenas altstadt gibt es 2 Teile... Der eine ist fuer die Touris, der andere fuer die Einheimischen...beide fahren ganz gut mit der Teilung...ich habe mich gestern abend im plaza de Madrid 21 Uhr treffen wollen, es kam keiner aber ich hatte ein Buch und eine bank, also blieb ich...bis 2:30 Uhr. Das interessante ist das die stadt nachts freier wird, es fahren keine Autos mehr, dafuer gehen unmengen von paerchen durch die nacht, setzen sich auf die Baenke und balzen. Mir gegenueber s...

A$ = 1.700 pesos We arrived in Colombia late at night and caught a taxi to the Platypus Hostal for16,000pesos. A double room with private bath was reserved for us at 40,000 pesos. There is a kitchen and dining room for travellers to use, and free wireless internet access. We were pleased to be back in Colombia. Platypus had the usual compliment of international travellers, some of whom we are sure to meeting as we continue our travels. Today we visited the Gold Museum, a spectacular museum.Th...

April 2nd 2007, Monday, Manizales Sometimes things do not go quite to plan. This was one of those days. We called Platypus Hostel in Bogota because we had received an email saying our definite booking for Tuesday, made last Wednesday, might not be going to happen. We have a 95% chance of having a bed, but German said he would organise something else if no room in Platypus. We debated going to either Rio Blanco or to Recinto de Pensamiento, another ecological park in Manizales. It turned out t...

It was a good day to move on, as the clouds were down below the level of our window again. We cleared everything out of our cosy dorm, gave a poster from the Botanic Gardens to the hostel, farewelled the very friendly staff (Beatriz and daughter and Carolina) , and headed to the bus station. We had the choice of a big Bolivariano bus or a smaller Empresa Arauca, (35,000 pesos), and picked the latter, hoping it would be better at overtaking if there were traffic jams in the mountains. This was...

April 4th to 5th, Bogota, Platypus Hostel Bogota is the kind of place where time simply disappears. On Wednesday lunchtime there was the usual (free) weekly concert in a venue at the Nation al Museum. We have already been to about 3 of these concerts, but this one would have to be the best. Being Easter week, there was a choral presentation of Stabat Mater, and 3 other religious works. Most of the singers were young, some would have been only 7 or 8, but the conductor kept them from wriggling...

April 4th to 5th, Bogota, Platypus Hostel Bogota is the kind of place where time simply disappears. On Wednesday lunchtime there was the usual (free) weekly concert in a venue at the Nation al Museum. We have already been to about 3 of these concerts, but this one would have to be the best. Being Easter week, there was a choral presentation of Stabat Mater, and 3 other religious works. Most of the singers were young, some would have been only 7 or 8, but the conductor kept them from wriggling...

April 7th-8th 2007 Bogota Our plans for our last 2 days in Bogota were thwarted by Barb having yet another attack of a tummy bug and feeling not too well. Saturday morning Barb slept while Pete went hunting a Goretex jacket in the Unicentro shopping centre, one of the upmarket malls. They only had a few coats, all the wrong sizes. Bogota is nothing like Adelaide, where you can choose from at least 8 travel stores and 100 jackets. We visited the archaeological museum, situated in a renovated h...