Bogota
was
my
first
stop
in
Colombia,
and
is a
pretty
interesting
city.
I
did
most
of
the
major
sighseeing
on
the
first
day,
starting
in
the
historic
center,
Plaza
Bolivar.
From
there
all
the
interesting
buildings
(Cathedrals,
presidents
residence,
older
buildings)
are
quickly
covered.
Entrance
to
museaums
was
also
free,
so I
visited
the
Gold
museum,
as
well
as
the
Botero
gallery,
which
much
to
my
suprise,
I
quite
enjoyed.
Botero
is a
famous
Colombian
artist,
who
draws
(and
sculpts)
everything
supersized.
For
great
views
of
the
city,
I
took
the
cable
car
up
to
Monseratte,
a
church
on
the
mountains
overlooking
Bogota.
That
evening
I
met
up
with
Stewart,
a
friend
of
Mike
(a
friend
from
Vienna),
who
has
been
living
in
Colobia
for
10
years.
He
gave
me
some
tips
about
Colombia,
and
invited
me
to a
great
Sushi
dinner.
On
My
last
day
I
visited
the
salt
cathedral,
about
2
hours
outside
Bogota,
which
is
carved
into
the
salt
mountain,
and
about
200m
undergound.
My
next
stop
was
Medellin,
a
city
with
the
well
deserved
nickname
of
"city
of
the
eternal
spring".
Just
a
few
years
ago
it
had
the
reputation
of
beeing
one
of
the
most
dangerous
city
in
the
world,
but
they
have
cleaned
up
the
city
pretty
well
and
I
always
felt
quite
safe.
I
took
it
fairly
easy
in
Medellin,
doing
a
bit
of
sighseeing,
made
easy
by
the
city
having
cable
car
which
is
really
cheap
(price
included
in
metro
tickets).
My
highlight
of
Medellin
was
going
paragliding.
For
only
US$40
for
a
tandem
flight,
I
couldn't
resist,
and
it
really
was
a
great
experience,
gliding
in
the
air
with
the
eagles,
and
my
pilot
even
did
some
un
acrobatics.
Good
fun!
MEDELLIN - ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA
