Palace of Culture Rafael Uribe Uribe
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
This morning we set off on the metro towards the historical centre of Medellin. We got off the metro at Parque Berrio and headed into the Palace of Culture. The building stood out from the exteriorЧитать далее
Plazuela Nutibara
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
In the square outside of the palace there are a few dozen fat statues of various people, animals and body parts. Strange but definitely interesting!
Plaza Cisneros
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Medellin Town Hall
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Medellin River
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Pueblito Paisa
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Our final stop on the whistle stop city tour was Pueblito Paisa. Sitting at the top of the hill is this quirky colourful village with views out to the surrounding mountains.
Playing Football
29 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
One of this afternoons hostel activities was to play football across the road! We teamed up with another hostel and ended up with 4 teams of 5 people. There were also a number of locals participatingЧитать далее
ПутешественникJust when I thought my support of a losing team had stopped for a while, when will this footie nightmare end, sob sob! 😪😪⚽️
Comuna 13
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We were up bright and early this morning to take the tram to Comuna 13 for the 9:30am walking tour.
Comuna 13 is one of the 16 'comunas' (or comunes) within Medellin. Its a very popular spot to visitЧитать далее
ПутешественникVery interesting history 😳. Great to see the transformation and peaceful times ❤️
Comuna 13 Football Pitch
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Like something out of the movies with the colours and the residences rising up into the hills!
ПутешественникLove the colours, . I’m feeling inspired!!! What can I paint here ? 🤔
Comuna 13 Continued
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Our tour continued on through the cramped yet colourful streets. We even stopped to do some graffiti and go down a slide!
ПутешественникArt was never your thing Greg, I’m glad you left that to Danny ❤️
View from Comuna 13
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
With Medellin being built in a valley, there are great views of the city to be found all around but I think Comuna 13 has one of the best!
Comuna 13 Escalators
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
One of the improvements made to Comuna 13 in the past decade has been the instalment of 6 escalators to help the locals (and tourists) get up and down through the hills without breaking a sweat. TheseЧитать далее
ПутешественникThey certainly like their colours in Central/South America. They could do with some of those escalators in Lisbon. x
Estadio Atansio Giradot
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌩️ 27 °C
A quick stop off for a lap of the main stadium in the city, home to both Independiente Medellin and Atletico Nacional!
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌩️ 26 °C
Best seats in the house for the Champions League semi final and a slice of cake for lunch!
House of Memories Museum
30 апреля 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌩️ 23 °C
A well kept museum with great displays about Colombia's chequered past however it was almost all in Spanish so we understood very little!
This was our last stop of the day as we headed to theЧитать далее
6 Months on the Road
1 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Today is the day I celebrate 6 months on the road! And what better way to celebrate than with a 6 hour bus journey from Medellin to Salento. The bus wasn't till 11am however so we were able to startЧитать далее
Arriving in Salento
1 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We arrived into Salento just as the sun was setting, but our first impressions were good! It seems to be a proper old school Colombian town.
Evening in Salento
1 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After quickly dropping our bags at our hostel we headed out to a lovely veggie restaurant. There was a man on a saxophone outside playing delightful melodies so all was well! We finished the nightЧитать далее
Cancha de Tejo
1 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We headed to a place neary to play 'tejo', a popular local game involving tossing metal slabs at sachets of gunpowder. The aim of the game is to hit the gunpowder sachets to make them explode. ThisЧитать далее
Jeep to Cocora Valley
2 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This morning we were up and out early(ish) to visit the Cocora Valley!
The valley is the main attraction to Salento, the only place in the world with wax palms reaching up to 60m high!
We jumpedЧитать далее
Arriving at Cocora Valley
2 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We arrived safe and sound and opted to take the short circular route via two viewpoints. Here's some shots from our ascent.
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Wow, this is one beautiful, stunning back garden, much like mine at home. 👍🤣
ПутешественникCAN'T BELIEVE HOW TALL THE TREES ARE WITH THEIR TRUNKS BEING SO THIN
Cocora Valley Viewpoint 2
2 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The furthest point of our trek was up to the second viewpoint. The views over the valley were great and we were able to get very close to a collection of the wax palms. We sat here for a while to haveЧитать далее
Cocora Valley Viewpoint 1
2 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
As we continued our descent we passed by the first viewpoint. Once again great views! It reminded us of Wales/Scotland with all of the greenery and smell of horse sh*t!
Afternoon in Salento
2 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We made it back to Salento just as the rain was starting so perfect timing! We took shelter to watch the first half of Roma v Bayer Leverkusen and then went to play pool for an hour. Two soft drinksЧитать далее
Salento Viewpoints
2 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
At the top of the town are two viewpoints, one looking over the town and one looking out to the valley behind. We took the steps up to hear before heading back to our hostel via the supermarket toЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou’ve not disappointed again with the views, they’re fab. Think it’s the wonky pool table’s Greg 🎱
ПутешественникEnjoy Colombia ❤️