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  • Day 146

    Back to Bogota

    February 22, 2018 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We were out of the mine around 4 pm then we started our walk back to the road where we had been dropped by the bus. On the way, we passed through a local market selling nicks and knacks. We managed to find the bus back s soon as we reached the main road. The mini bus left us at the Portal Norte at around 5:30 pm. This time of the day, the TransMelinio station was jam packed with the daily commuters. Back in the city, we saw the tall skyscrapers of Bogota lit up beautifully. We saw another group of people, fully equipped and in army fatigues, parading around the city. There certainly were undercurrents reminding of the not so distant past that had not been that peaceful.
    Back at the hostel, Hristo was feeling a bit better but Maria was still feeling bad. Neither of them wanted to go out for dinner as they'd had a late lunch, so Karin and I went back to the Chibchombia restaurant and had exactly the same stuff I had had the previous night :)
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