The bed in the hostel was incredibly comfortable so we stayed in bed a little longer ☺️ Then we packed our stuff and got a tinto from the sweet ladies running the hostel. It turned out to be a little difficult to get a breakfast but after a little search we were successful and got a quick tasty one in a great location. Afterwards we said goodbye to the ladies in the hostel and at 10 we were on the bus to Armenia bus terminal. There we got a connection to Calí just 20 minutes later ☺️
When we arrived in Calí in the early afternoon we were greeted by quite heavy rain 🌧️ So we took a taxi to our hotel and after 10 minutes it had stopped again... We checked in and dropped our luggage off and went to see the city. Between our hotel and the historic center is a park where there were some sketchy people but nothing actually threatening. Our first stop in the city was the Iglesia La Ermita in a striking gothic style. Its colour stands in contrast to the surrounding buildings in the 70/80s style. We continued on to the main church and cathedral. The cathedral was interesting because it wasn't standing completely alone but continued on into the blocks around it.
From there it was just a short walk to a hip neighborhood where we walked by a coffee shop offering a coffee lemonade. Intrigued we went in and ordered one and a creamy lemon milkshake. It was surprisingly a delicious and refreshing treat ☺️ It's always good to have low expectations 😅 Then we continued a bit further up a hill to a cute, little church and a great viewpoint overlooking the city. Our last two destinations for today weren't far away, the art museum and the cat's park. There were some people around the art museum doing street performances and we watched them a while. As it started getting dark we went to the park with the really cool cat statues 🐈
On the way back to the hotel we came across a Pizza Hut and decided it's time for a pizza 🍕Read more
January 18, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C