Exploring Medellin

After a hotel breakfast we caught a taxi to the start point of our bus tour of Medellin which Claudia had organised. This was absolutely the best way to see the city and major landmarks.

The first thing that strikes me about Medellin is how green it is - almost everywhere there are trees planted and the near constant shade is very welcome. The city definitely feels more hemmed in by mountains compared to Bogota.

We had lunch at a very flash shopping centre where the teenagers finally sampled Colombian KFC (verdict - tastes the same) and continued our bus tour.

For dinner and drinks we went to a corner bar near the hotel and Trav from Gringo Tuesdays joined us. Tomorrow (Friday) Claudia has organised transport to the historic area of Guatape and then an evening flight back to Bogota.Read more