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We arrived in Bogota in the morning and headed to the backpacker/student area of La Candelaria; the 'old town' part of the city.First impressions were that this was a seriously big city - a huge pool of grey concrete filling a large valley surrounded by tall green mountains - home to some 7 million people.Bogota is most definitely a 'first-world' city, with all of the infrastructure you would expect to see in a modern European city.Unfortunately for Bogota, it's also pretty ugly.La Candelaria, however, is quite a trendy area with lots of brightly coloured colonial buildings and an agreeable bohemian sort of atmosphere.There are a handful of delightful little cafes, eateries and bookshops hidden amongst the narrow, steep streets.
Despite there not being much to do in Bogota, we did spend a pleasant day visiting the grand Museo del Oro (Museum of the Gold) and Donacion Botero, a gallery of artwork by Colombian painter Fernando Botero, both of which were free and well curated.We also headed up the Cerro de Monserrate, one of the steep mountains standing guard over the city, which sports both a teleferico (cable car) and a funicular railway to ferry people up and down.There's a big church at the top, as you would expect, from which you get a great view of the city, and an appreciation of just how massive the place is.
Bogota is not an especially inspiring place, and it still feels a bit sketchy after dark, but La Candelaria was definitely growing on us by the time we left.
R&M
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