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Travel Blogs from Bogota
Tuesday & Wednesday-Bogota
... tomorrow night. The staff in the hostel were really good and booked us two seats. It was about 4pm and the rain had eased so we decided we could squeeze one more museum in. We went to the artist Fernando Botero Museum. He is from Medellin in Columbia and most of his paintings and sculptures are of fat people and all things fat. It was really interesting looking at the detail in his paintings. We spent an hour taking it all in.....good for us as we're not really museum type ...
Our Adventures Begin
... ordered the churrasco with french fries and a salad. He really wanted a small side of the Arroz con Pollo, but the waiter said they did not have side orders of that, only full meals. We didn't understand that, but accepted it.
We both ordered our steaks, medium, but they came well-done. Mine tasted very good and wasn't tough, eventhough it was well-done. We ate and then waved down a taxi on the street.
After arrive at the hotel, ...
Al final de semana uno
... haha Amy was A positive. We also got our photos done - which was another interesting experience as we got inside a booth - expecting a british style automated voice instruction style thingy madgig - but instead we got in and looked through a hole in front of us where the man sat opposite with his camera and then showed us it on the camera screen to see if we liked it - mine looked terrible - like a mug shot...but I couldn't be bothered posing again. Then...as we needed a ...
Mi primera dia en Bogota
Hoy fue un dia fantastico! I went to downtown Bogota for the day with MarianaS cousin, Lina. We saw churches, museums, the government plaza, historical sights Andwe got to ride the public transportation all over the city. I am amazed at how beautiful Bogota is! It is in the highlands of the country and is surrounded by mountains. Pictures will ...
Truly a Good Friday
... when I arrived at my hotel, I timidly entered a room much too small for four adults and our adult sized luggage to find three loud, beautiful, and silly Argentinos sprawled out over every surface. They were fake attacking each other, giggling, and rolling around on the double bed--all while simultaneously chattering away in what I imagine was Spanish (though can't confirm since I didn't understand anything.) Their tangible joy caught ...