Just for the fun of it, we booked passage on El Turistren. It operates only on weekends and holidays and makes the round trip from Bogota to the town of Zipaquira. We knew little about this town except that it is very near Lake Guatavita, one of the places we visited earlier this week on …
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Museum Day – Bogota
One day this week was museum day. We visited the Museo de Nacionale and Museo de Bogota earlier on this trip. Wasn’t that enough? It is true; sometimes we almost dread museum visits. Sometimes we find the pace in museums too slow for our energy level, they can be hard on the feet, and sometimes …
Lake Guatavita and the Salt Cathedral
Said to be a fantastic trip, we booked the tour to Zipaquira, the Guatavita Lagoon, and finally, a walk down into the Salt Cathedral. Please forgive me; I repeat, please forgive me but the visit to the Catedral reminded me of the Dana Carvey routine about taking his18-year old son to Rome in “Some Words …
In Our Backyard
Stan could not have chosen a better apartment of location for our stay here. We have two bedrooms, an updated kitchen with Bosch appliances, two baths plus a study. The furnishings are very nice but appear to belong to a wealthy elder lady. . . Queen Anne chairs and a big inlaid walnut dining table …
Just enjoying the days – Bogota
It has been nice to spend the last couple of days on a low-key. The days were full for sure, but the activity was very civilized. Sunday we spent at the Museo de Nacional. I walked out thinking it had been a very engaging experience while Stan remarked that for a national museum it was …
Cerro Monserrate – Bogota
The white church and steeple at the top of Cerro Monserrate can be seen from almost any spot in Bogota. The mountain looms 2000 feet over the city. Bogota already sits at an altitude of 8000 feet. The air is thin here. The little chapel on the mountain was built in the 17th century as …
La Candelaria, Bogota
Brand new transit cards in hand we met our bus and rode nearly an hour with many stops toward the city and the old town, La Candelaria district. Except for sudden stopping and starting which I thought might throw us out of our seats, the Mercedes Benz bus was new and perfectly clean, plus we …
Bogota!
Bogota is a huge, modern city with nearly 8 million people. Most of the population are city-dwellers with only about 25,000 living in rural areas of the district. It is the capital of Columbia and dates back to the 1500s when it was named the capital of New Grenada by Spanish Conquistadors. There is so …
Leaving Cartagena
We are leaving leaving Cartagena. I describe our visit here as very enjoyable and well worth the experience. This city of color, history, and coconut candy dazzles the eyes and the sweet tooth but its hot, humid weather is almost unbearable. It is incredible hot. It makes bodily functions work as they were designed to …
Snorkeling in Rosario Islands
Stan, Cody and I took a car to Todomar CHL Marina where we boarded a 16-passenger speedboat heading to a reef in the Rosario Islands. There, the Cocoliso Island Resort occupies the entire Isla Grande and has a beautiful open-air restaurant and several lovely cabanas where couples can spend the night. Several of our group …