All Over The Planet

After a full day of recovery from the New Year Party on the first of January that ended with a very nice and yummy fondue (cheese, beef and of course Colombian chocolate) Paola (a Colombian friend of mine from the states who is visiting her family in Bogota)  and I went on a trip to the old city of Bogota.

We took the standard means of transport in Bogota the Transmilenio which I really like because it is fast, clean and only costs 1500 Pesos no matter how far you go. At time it gets a bit crowded but nothing you wouldn’t see in any other Public transport system.


We first walked by Paola’s old University and just when it started to rain we walked by the Fernando Botero Museum and decided to go in. I really like his sculptures – not so much the pictures and the museum had some other nice art pieces as well.


We then went to the main Square of Bogota where a Palestinian demonstration against the upcoming invasion took place. I just had read the news the night before – not sure why since I managed to stay away from the news for a couple of weeks – and I regretted it immediately since this conflict just makes me feel sick!

And there I am at the other end of the world running into a Palestinian demonstration?!? The whole thing would have been funny (check out the paper F16s) if the reason wouldn’t be so sad and the demonstrators face not filled with so much hate. (I personally think both parties need a lot more blood spilled until they finally realize that this (be it rockets on Israel or F16s over Gaza) is not the way to handle the conflict.)


After taking the obligatory pictures on the square we went to a little museum at the corner of it that houses the vase that started Colombians struggle for independence. We had a nice Columbia dinner followed by desert and went on to one of Paola’s favorite squares where students hang out and had a finial beer before we called it day and started to go home.


On our way back Paola saw a little store with traditional Colombian stuff and art work and the like where Paola bought a music instrument for the Mad-Sweet Pangs and I was ‘forced’ to dress up as a shaman by the shop owner – I’m sure you can guess which picture that is…

Track with pictures – pictures are as well on my pictures page in higher resolution:

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I hope you like the map – it took me over a day to figure out how to make it all work…

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