KolombiyaTorre del Reloj10°25’22” N 75°32’57” W 27 Haziran 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Up early and after an entertaining ride in morning Bogota peak hour traffic we boarded our flight to Cartagena. I had some spectacular views of the Colombian landscape and Cartagena from the plane.Okumaya devam et
KolombiyaPlaza Santo Domingo10°25’28” N 75°33’14” W 27 Haziran 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Tuesday evening and a special dinner was planned at Cande, which is one of the best restaurants in Colombia. For pre-dinner drinks we went to Cafe Del Mar and had cocktails while the sun set.
DinnerOkumaya devam et
KolombiyaCastillo San Felipe de Barajas10°25’20” N 75°32’20” W
28 Haziran 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
On Wednesday after breakfast we headed to the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, which is a fort built in 1536, located on the Hill of San Lázaro overlooking the city. It is about 50 metes high. InsideOkumaya devam et
KolombiyaUniversidad Tecnológica de Bolívar10°24’41” N 75°32’30” W 28 Haziran 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Claudia and Dean organised a wonderful surprise - an evening boat cruise out of the marina, past the docks and out into the bay. The boat came in to the historic city gates and we may have had a drinkOkumaya devam et
KolombiyaEl Dorado International Airport4°41’52” N 74°8’28” W
29 Haziran 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Thursday morning in Cartagena and an early morning walk to the beach (in 29 degree heat) so we could put our toes (and bodies) in the Caribbean Sea. Goodbye Cartagena, you are an amazing, historic,Okumaya devam et
KolombiyaMonserrate4°36’15” N 74°3’27” W 30 Haziran 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today we headed to Monserrate, which is a 3,152 metre high mountain overlooking Bogota (which already sits at a 2,600-odd metre elevation). You can climb 1,000 steps to get up there or take theOkumaya devam et
KolombiyaSan Carlos4°46’6” N 74°2’16” W
1 Temmuz 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Today was a special day. Women's and men's Australian Rules Football matches had been organised. We headed north to the ground (a soccer pitch) on the Transmillenio. Most of the footy teams are localsOkumaya devam et
KolombiyaSan Juan de Rioseco4°50’46” N 74°37’35” W
2 Temmuz 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
This morning we left Bogota and headed west to Dean and Claudia's finca ("country house") located near the town of San Juan de Rioseco. They have named it Finca Camperdown in tribute to Dean andOkumaya devam et
KolombiyaCordillera del Chorrillo4°48’27” N 74°38’54” W
3 Temmuz 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We awoke this morning to a bit of a white out which eventually cleared. Liam sat an exam for school and then Dean got everyone motivated to have a working bee around the finca. With a bit of mowing,Okumaya devam et
KolombiyaHumedal de Córdoba4°42’31” N 74°4’18” W
4 Temmuz 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Today (Tuesday) we travelled back to Bogota from Finca Camperdown, stopping briefly in the nearby town of San Juan de Rioseco where the long weekend festival had finally ended - although a few localsOkumaya devam et
Gezgin
Noice!
GezginAmazing place. Very very warm too.