Medellin is a huge, modern city. It's surrounded by mountains/hills on all sides, weather is fantastic (warm during the day, cool at night), and they have great public spaces, and a well planned transportation system.
The day in the city involved a jog around their sporting complex (every type of stadium/sports field in one spot), a trip on the above ground rail system to another leg of the public transportation system: cable cars, a walk through some of the neighborhoods, and a visit to a local reserve.
In one part of the city, cable cars are the preferred mode of transportation to get to the neighborhoods on the hillside. One cable car line goes past the neighborhoods into a national park located at the top of one of the mountains, so we took that line and spent 1/2 a day hiking/exploring the reserve.
In one part of the city, cable cars are the preferred mode of transportation to get to the neighborhoods on the hillside. One cable car line goes past the neighborhoods into a national park located at the top of one of the mountains, so we took that line and spent 1/2 a day hiking/exploring the reserve.
That night, we went out and explored the Medellin nightlife. We started at a nearby park, where tons of people were hanging out, eating, drinking, playing music, etc. Then, we checked out a couple places near the park, danced, ate street food (yum!), etc.
Our day trip was to an area 2 hours from Medellin. Guatape and La Piedra.
La Piedra Del Penol is a giant rock in the middle of the countryside. The giant rock is a bit out of place; nothing like it anywhere nearby. Stairs have been built into the side of the rock, and you can climb the 740 stairs to the tippy top, for some amazing views. A. MAZING! One of the most beautiful views I have ever seen.
The town nearby is called Guatape. The entire town is colorful, quaint and a bit mini. The cars are all small, the streets are more narrow, and the buildings are all decorated like they are out of a scene in Candy Land. We went on a Saturday, so there was lots of activity, tourists, locals, outdoor vendors, etc. A really cool little town.
The day trip to Guatape and La Piedra was one of my fave travel days so far on this entire trip.
2 comments:
it's looking to me like you're not eating enough street food. EAT LESLIE! I can't keep up with your skinny arms. lol
Glad to see that you are back to the Leslie we have known for years and love!
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