Hotel La Font - Bogota City

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Die Raftingbilder sind im Ordner „Rafting,SanGil,10.10.09".

Und mittags sind wir zu einer Höhle gefahren, die Cueva de la Vaca hiess (Höhle der Kuh). Ganz treffen, denn direkt vor der Höhle standen auch ein paar Kühe rum! =D War sehr abenteuerlich! Gleich nach 5 Meter stand man bis zur Hüfte in schlammfarbenem Wasser (ihr wollt nicht ...

... the 3 hours we had left when we finally called it and tried to sleep.

That morning, bleary-eyed and stumbling, I helped do all the things that Gabe normally would have taken care of. Packing up our joint belongings, deciding what food was going and staying and bagging it up, making sure nothing was left behind, carrying the luggage downstairs to the doorman, and checking out of the hotel. He does such a good job taking ...

... Colombia. We stayed in the historic center. On Sundays, the historic center was bursting with life. The streets were crammed with vendors and street performers were, well street performing. We didn't have a enough time to explore the rest of the city, but Bogota definitely took us by surprise.

... his cadaver. Highly odd. Also, the photos of different criminals were interesting, particularly their nicknames and, especially, the photos taken that show them at the crime scene where they had been killed. Gross!

Anyway, there were numerous other mannequins posed throughout the multilevel museum. The best was a female mountain patrol woman. Our guide, an 18 year-old, was doing his best to take us through the tour in English. When we happened upon the mountain ...

... Upon further investigation, we discovered that I was the only one who didn't get splattered- the other two just didn't notice. I was relieved until PP asked me to help him clean up- blech... However, the unique qualities of this cathedral were definitely worth the diversion and the earlier ick-factor. The old cathedral was deemed structurally instable after being open to the public for about 40 years. This new cathedral has been open for ...

... really care. I always assume a certain ignorance tax whenever I arrive into a country. Without knowing the proper prices there is an unfortunate inevitability in being over-charged. We got a room and grabbed a couple of hours sleep. When we awoke, the city was in full bustle. We gathered our things and struck out to find another hostel. The centre of Bogota has is slightly run-down, but in contrast to the dilapidation and squalor of India, is relatively clean, with some superb ...

... followed by an 11 hour night bus to a smaller city south in Amazonas state. From there, at the cack of dawn, i boarded another smaller and more rickety bus bound for the dusty and bumping journey though rural areas to Puerto Piaz, where i would catch a boat across the Orinocco river to Puerto Curreño and the entrance point into Colombia! I proceeded to Puerto Curreño with little hindrance and for the ...

War also noch in Palomino. Auch dieses kleine Doerfchen an der Karibikkueste ist wunderschoen. Also das Doerfchen ist nicht schoen, aber die Umgebung ist einfach traumhaft. Ich war da mit meinen zwei Españolitas und ein paar Artesano-Freunden (einer davon hat drei Kinder. Sooooooo suess!!!). War sehr schoen und gemuetlich, halt sehr Hippie Style maessig. Nur hatte es dort sooo viele scheiss ...

... and overcast. I had left the sightseeing of Monserrate, a mountain dominating the centre of the city and one of Bogota´s main tourist attractions, until the last day and thankfully it turned out to be sunny. The queue for the cable car up was about an hour long but it was worth it as the view overlooking central Bogota was stunning. I was in for a little surprise when I checked in for my flight on Sunday ...

... temps nous sommes repartis, mais c'était pour retourner à notre point d'embarquement. Et là le pilote explique: temps pourri sur Quito, impossible d'atterrir, on attend une éclaircie. Évidemment c'était en espagnol et super rapide, alors ça a pris des tonnes d'explications de la part de la brave dame à côté de moi pour que je pige... Au bout de deux heures très pénibles (trop chaud, fatigués), l'avion a enfin bougé: éclaircie sur Quito, on tente le ...