Four Points Medellin

... run over by a horse, we all went into the game and had good seats. We sat in the middle between the two opposing fan clubs. The were yelling and singing the whole time. After the game it was not near as much of a zoo as I had hoped. We made it home with no bumps or bruises.<br><br><br>The next day my friend Tanya and I went to a place called Santa Fe. It is a small colonial town about an hour and a half outside of Medellin. The claim to fame is that ...

... and El Penol, a huge lava rock that sticks up into the air. 649 steps to the top - ol' smokey joe wasn't too happy going up but the views from the top were something else. An artificial lake with little island linked to the mainland and one another stretching out as far as the eye could see and a blue blue sky that you could almost reach out and touch. It was incredible. Absolutly breathtaking and very rewarding looking back up at it after ...

... my time it isn't the worst way to go.<br>I was also able to visit the Botanical Garden which actually left a little to be desired but some good pictures were taken. Also got to check out the Museum of Modern Art which had some great photography exhibits so bascially I satisfied any desire I had to act like I was "cultured" or "intellectual". But more than all these things I simply loved walking around the city and taking in all its craziness. Cities fascinate me with how ...

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... on 4, 5, and 6 month trips stretching their dollar for all its worth. British, French, Israeli, Aussies and many more nationalities. We, still, are the only americans. More to come...have to book Galapagos by 5 and its in 20 mins...

... ago so I´ve already seen most of the city and it´s museums. But exploring via the new cable cars was something new. The Metrocable system stretches from the city center to some of Medellin´s poorest neighborhoods. It´s almost like a poverty tour with an eagle´s eye view over the city´s worst areas and living conditions imaginable. For a country with so many wealthy people, the disparity ...

... much anything else they could find to put in it. We made the wise choice to just have a sip and it was as bad as we imagined. Our Colombia friend said it´s popular with local students. We decided to head down to the Zona Cafeteria next, but before leaving we made a cultural stop at the Museo de Antioqia. The main focus of the museum is the Botero exhibit with lots of fat pictures. Medellin is a really nice city and we´re sure we´ll return...

I probably should have flown, but the 13-hour bus went through some amazing country, from flat farmland to winding-careen-down-a-cliff-if-the-bus- driver-falls-asleep canyons. And then you come down the hill into this sprawling, yet entrancing city of 2 million in a valley, and series of connected, sub-valleys. It reminded me of La Paz and Sarajevo in different ways. I admit the inability of me and my ...

... lot colder from now on compared to Central America. On the bright side , the hostel I've been staying at in Medellin , "The Black Sheep" , is without doubt one of the best hostels I've experienced on my entire trip - it's modern,clean,comfortable,quiet and has just about every amenity a traveller could need , including being less than 10 minutes from Medellin's great metro train system which gets you around the city really efficiently. The Black Sheep does seem to be a bit ...

... and here was plenty of leftovers so lunch is pretty much sorted for tomorrow. I have decided against going paragliding tomorrow morning...my day will be too rushed with having to travel out there and back and then go and catch my plane...so I have decided on the softer approach and will go and have a massage in the morning and then do some packing and chill for a while reading my book which I want to finish before I go so I can swap it for ...