- By bike through Bogota
- Visit to the fruit market, university campus, red light mileus, etc.
- Insight into the eventful history and culture of the city and the country
- Try the Tagus national sport of Colombia
- Dinner with Maayan and Yotam
For today we chose that Bike tour of Bogota Registered. At 10.30 a.m. we start with a group of almost 20 people. We cycle out of the center of El Candelaria out to Carrera 3. We follow this down in the direction of the Museo del Oro, interrupted again and again by historical inputs from guide Mike. At a plaza are the military, who are on the lookout for draft evaders.
Following first graphitis and a Chocolate-Versucherli at a local factory. Then we reach the big one Fruit market of the city and one follows extensive tasting round of various tropical delicacies. Including exotic fruits that are still unknown to us. Finally there is a local pastry.
We continue to the University campus. It should be closed here regularly Outbreaks of violence against the police come who are not allowed to enter the university grounds themselves. The campus itself is adorned with numerous graffiti, graffiti, posters and comics depicting the left-wing populist sentiment most students express it clearly. Yes, even the rebel group FARC finds its supporters here. Numerous Rastafarians hang out selling snacks. All in all, not a very pleasant place. We continue through a street decorated with graphite.
Next stop is one Coffee roasterywhere we can try different bean qualities. The top quality serves as an export commodity, only inferior coffee stays in the country itself. Two children from one of the poorer barrios (neighborhoods) sign us up Rap serenade in front. We continue cycling through the shady Red light district. Only in this defined zone are women allowed to show themselves openly, which has a certain similarity to Amsterdam.
As a last stop, we keep up in a restaurant Tagus river-Play area. With a little boccia-like, descended from the Indians National sports of Colombia becomes a fist-sized stone from barely 20 meters distance tries as closely as possible into the Middle of a clay target to throw. We test our accuracy and drink a beer with it.
That ends the interesting, something unconventional tour. She also took us to corners of the city, which we otherwise certainly would not have visited. Otherwise, Bogota can do me today too not quite to please. The city looks kind of chaotic, dirty, has a lot of homeless people and people hanging around and we feel not overly secure while exploring. The pretty area around them can do that too Plaza Chorro De Quevedo not compensate.
We inquire about our onward journey to Salento tomorrow and decide on the bus option. Flying would not be too expensive either, but the time savings would be limited as we would then have to make another hour's bus ride. That's why we buy some snacks in the supermarket. Then we will meet Yotam and Maayan for dinner. It should be ours last meeting The two are flying to Cartagena tomorrow and soon to Mexico.
