Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Return to Colombia - March 2011

We arrived in a wet Bogota on 2nd March after a very uncomfotable flight from Costa Rica - my seat was broken! We stayed in Hostal Platypus which was very comfortable. The only problem was the very noisy Spaniards who kept us awake until nearly 2am with their loud talking...


It did pass through our minds that we could visit some British schools whilst there, but the weather was so awful - wet and cold, that we decided we could not really live there, even thought he city is very cool.
Spent a couple of days exploring leisurely, didn't feel under any pressure as we have been here before, but still a fabulous city.
The local sweet shop.



Our friends, Juan and Monica, on a night out in La Candelaria area on Little Friday or Juienes - plenty of good bars and lots of students. A small part is a little bit like Camden!


Where's Wally?




Our first delicious cheesy arepas this trip to Colombia. I have dreamt about them for two years! Richard spoilt his though bu following the advice of the pictured locals and smothered it with honey. They were pretty tasty though! Just after we took this photo, another local told us we were in a dodgy part of the city and to put our camera away.



The very informative Museo of Independencia, Bogota. Where else do you get to swing in a hammock and watch an installation on the ceiling? (see below)




Typical street, La Candelaria




Our plug socket in our shower - luckily for us they had put sellotape over it so the shower was safe...


Richard gets a dancing lesson whilst we shelter from the rain during our walking tour - this is the tour guide.




A street scene.








This is the gorgeous bar with an open fire that we found on our last night in Bogota two years ago. Only fitting that we should have a drink there again.


Something for the s**t shelf just lurking in a bar.




More arepas at the end of the night, yum, yum. We made quite a mess of our room with the wrappers. Very good hygiene too.



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