Andes Plaza Hotel Bogota

... that the showers are inside but no real windows&#8230; So, the cold air blows through while you are showering or going to the bathroom. Yikes!!<br><br>So, after a cold shower, my roommates and I headed out for a long walk through the streets of Bogotá. I saw more churches in one spot than I have ever seen. I think I went into 6 churches. While walking we came across a great town square. In the courtyard, there were a ton of pigeons. It was kind of gross but fun at the ...

... wirklich interessant an!<br><br>Jetzt gehe ich aber erst mal noch jeden Tag zum Sprachkurs, 3 Stunden täglich. Wirklich total super! Nur leider ist der Sprachkurs eher in der Mitte der Stadt. Aber mit dem Transmilenio (das sind die Busse die an richtigen Haltestellen halten und auch ziemlich zuverlässig, also pünktlich sind. Die anderen haben keine Haltestellen, man streckt einfach irgendwo am Straßenrand die Hand aus, wenn gerade mal der Richtige vorbeikommt! :D) kommt man da ...

... we saw were sleeping on the sides of the roads. I had mixed feelings, I felt uneasy from a safety point of view but also I felt sympathy for them. Mike had told us that Colombia had the second largest number of displaced people in the world, and many of these people were not here through choice. It must be a grim existence.<br><br>We got back home, and while Christie, Jody and Niamh chilled, I had to recover my pride by jogging down to pay for the tourist train tickets ...

Jeez, I sure know how to pick them. For anyone thinking of coming to Venezuela for a nice holiday, give Caracas a miss! I remember one of the travel books saying that the city will initially give any visitor a slap in the face but once you get to know the place you will think it's great. Well it gave me a slap in the face, tripped me up and started kicking me while I was down.<br><br>So what exactly was it that I didn't like? The people weren't very friendly, the rubbish ...

... und hat unsere Getränke "konfisziert". Ja so geht das hier... Es begann zu regnen, kurz bevor das Konzert losging. Da es unter freiem Himmel in einem Stadion stattfand, waren wir alle nach wenigen Sekunden pitschenass und durchgeweicht. Denn wenn es in Bogotà regnet, dann regnet es richtig! Die Atmosphäre war gigantisch, "una chimba de concierto!", wie Kati und ich im Laufe des Abends noch etwa zweihundert ...

... there. On arrival to Caracas we were both skinned and had enough money for one last Golden Archers Special. We chose MacDonald's as it was safe to stay there with our backpacks and we started to believe that the food has healing powers for any stomach problems one may experience in South America. As usual on arrival to the Caracas bus Station we moved in a military fashion along the dirty streets of Caracas looking after each other and for the nearest ...

... si dovrebbe proprio uscire da dove sei se non in taxi.. logicamente io avevo fame, non volevo pagare il taxi e quindi sono uscito. Pero´nessuno mi ha fatto nulla.. anche se a dire il vero ho compiuto un glorioso tragitto di circa cento metri. Poi ho mangito il pollo. Poi ho rifatto i cento metri e sono ritornato in ostello, a bere birra con lussemburghesi e milanesi che abitano sopra il turne'.. merda scappare e´difficilissimo.. ti trovano ...

... my flights etc.. are for 2006, they were very´, very, sorry and phoned me several times, they will reimburse me for this week when i get home. The 2006 GAP trip leaves next week on 11th may so i ´m flying to an Island called St. Margarita for a week of Caribbean sunshine. then I will meet the group on 12th may in Puerto la Cruz the first destination. So everything should be ok.

... my latest journey in europe.<br><br>anyways...<br><br>i had the opportunity to know other cultures and have hell of experiences in a lot of didderent cities in the world, but i appreciate that only for one reason: it made me realice how big i am. (not in a self centered way, but in the way i noticed: how amazing the human being is)<br><br>when i was in europe in 2008 i had the opportunity to meet a lot of other backpackers that showed me the ...

... however, a beautiful city with inherit Latin influence. Large skyscrapers are scattered among the center of town, while the outskirts are filled with unique Dutch-Colonial buildings. Our first stop was "galleria de Arte Nacional" in the museum district. This museum is known for its collection of French Impressionist and local folk art. Next, we explored Parque del Este which is an overgrown and unattended to version of Central Park. We then took a cab to Chaicato and walked to Las ...