I make a point of never judging a country by it's capital, and certainly not after just getting off the plane. The same way you can't judge England on arrival in London, or France by visiting Paris.
not quite embracing our surroundings |
Our accommodation wasn't ready for us yet, so we set off looking for some breakfast. We had in mind some eggs and bread etc. so with tomales as the offering - huge, unrecognisable, and a tad greasy, am sure we all looked a bit crestfallen. Queue the the owner trying to cheer us up, making us wear quirky hats to take pictures and "smile", we must have looked like a right family of miseries!
Thankfully, after settling into our accommodation, and chilling for a bit, we wandered into the centre of Bogota, which was just at the end of the road we were staying in. Immediately we got a sense of the City itself, vibrant, bohemian, edgy and arty, with a mix of normality running through it. There happened to be a festival happening that Saturday too (or so we thought), which was vibrant and noisy, with great street artists, including "snake man" and a Michael Jackson tribute. Turns out this was normal weekend entertainment in Bogota, so the sense of excitement began to grow as we realised what an amazing adventure lay ahead of us.
Having done our homework before travelling, we already had an idea of what to see whilst here. We had booked the Street Food safari from home. We found out details of the Graffiti tour, bicycle tours, and how to get to the other attractions on offer. There is certainly lots to do in Bogota, and thankfully we were flying back here before flying home, so didn't need to try and cover it all in our first part of the holiday.
Day 2 - Montserrate Bogota Funicular
A great day out, with a breathtaking funicular, amazing views across Bogota at 3.127 m.a.s.l. Wonderful stations of the cross on the way around, then some more amazing street food, and a market full of colourful souvenirs to buy. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
The ever present "coca" tea that we came across in Peru, apparently is helpful if you suffer from altitude sickness.
Our first time eating the street food, I had the corn on the cob above, the kernals were so big, and so meaty, quite unlike any corn I'd eaten before.
So much to enjoy on this day out, views, history, food, shopping, and the breathtaking ride itself.
A must see.
Day 3 - The Street Food Safari
One of the top recommended trips in Colombia is a street food tour - or food safari as we booked. It would make sense to do this early on too as when we arrived the first morning from the airport looking for breakfast, we were surprised to be offered such hearty food - akin to a winters Tea - as opposed to the tea and toast we are used to.
Chris found our host Loon from the uk (link from the title), and we were booked to meet him on our 3rd morning. We met at 9am beside a mall - we got a cab there, using our Uber account - best way to get around if you don't want to attempt the busses.
Anyhow, onto the food. We walked through an indoor market full of little cafes, all full of Colombians eating their breakfast. The smells were incredible, and Loom explained that a lot of these workers start very early in the morning, and their jobs are highly labour intensive, so they are ready for their soups and tomales. The soup idea reminded me of the pho in Vietnam. The age old phrase of "breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper" is the principle here, and translates into Spanish too!
breakfast! |
happy days |
drinks and cake to finish off a perfect day |
Day 4 - Botero Museum
Day 5 - Walking Graffiti Tour
We have a copy of this in our living room at home. |
he guide was chatty and engaging, and told us all about the artists, some of whom travel around the world making their mark. He also told us about the little stickers and "marks" you see, what they mean, and what to look out for as we wander around ourselves, A wonderful day, yet again,
I can't believe we did so much, looking back, but the smile on my face whilst writing this, and looking through pictures, my face is actually starting to ache, and we didn't even know what was yet to look ahead to.
never knew what these apparent "random" stickers meant. |
This was on the side of a hotel. |
There was so much detail given, but I don't want to give too much away either, but I love the fact that artists respect each other, and would not dream of going over another artist's work.
We were able to get ice creams for the kids during it, just nipping into a shop, and still keeping up. All ages were covered, and you get the bonus (again) of walking round the streets and getting to know more of the City at the same time.
Suffice to say we saw a lot of Bogota, and got the most out of it. I've only really skimmed the surface, there was also a Gold museum, big bottomed ants to eat, a lot of fried food (not liked so much), tried my first Subway, amazing buildings, colours, and the Pope was due to visit so you could buy various paraphanalia! We came back again towards the end of our trip, So will update again with the cycling tour that Chris and the kids did.
But from here we said goodbye to Bogota, and looked forward to our next Colombian adventure. Watch this space......
Annie x
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