Bogota, Colombia
As promised, today we took on the city via a walking tour. We have utilized these type of walking tours in various cities that we have visited over the years and have always enjoyed them. This tour was no exception. We chose a morning tour because the forecast was for possible afternoon rain showers and that is indeed what is happening as I am writing this.
Our tour covered a lot of the old, historical part of town, which is also where our hotel is located. We got a lot of history about the country and the city, both modern and ancient. This is another of those Latin American countries that have only recently gone through periods of unrest - to see it now, you would never know. The area we are in is heavy on schools and universities and there are always a huge number of young people hurrying from one place to another, loaded with backpacks full of books and such. Almost every block has little eclectic restaurants and cafes. The buildings are colourful and decorated in lots of inventive graffiti, which is a legal art form here. Tomorrow we hope to take another tour specializing in the graffiti itself.
After our walking tour, we spent the afternoon in the Museo del Oro (the Gold Museum), probably the biggest highlight for most tourists in Bogota. It is a spectacular display and really lives up to all the hype - the amount of gold on display is amazing. We left the museum around 3:30PM and walked back to our hotel to rest before heading out for supper. As soon as we got into our room, the skies opened up and we are in the middle of a load thunderstorm with a torrential amount of rain coming down. Our timing was perfect!
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