Saturday – Another early morning, with a boxed breakfast, as Cathy, Lynn, Larry and I were taken to the Barranquilla airport for an early flight to Bogota. On the ground there we had a brief period of anxiety, as our driver, Carlos, was not there to meet us. A phone call confirmed that he was tied up in traffic. He delivered us to our hotel, to drop our bags (fewer than we expected, since our checked luggage was bound for Toronto, hopefully on the same flight we were).
The local guide, Diego, met us at the hotel and we were off for a day in Bogota! We saw many neighbourhoods, had a traditional, delicious lunch at a great restaurant, and went to Simon Bolivar Square
. We visited the beautiful church there, then braved the crowds to find Carlos and make our way to the Botaro Museum, then the Gold Museum. The crowning point of the day was the funicular ride to the highest point of the city. We were a bit too late for the sunset,
but enjoyed the array of city lights below us.
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