My first trip to South America visiting Colombia. Where do I begin…The beautiful Cartagena, a picturesque old city with so much history and culture. My family and I rode around this little city on horse carriage and was just amazed at the sight. The natives enjoying their outside games and tourists just soaking up the culture. One thing you cannot forget about Cartagena is the beautifully colored buildings that house residents, restaurants and shops. I loved every minute of it. On the other side of Cartagena, not as picturesque but just as great, was a club (forgot the name) that was filled with so much soul and excitement. The band playing live Latin music while the mojitos are flowing, if it wasn’t for me being a bit shy I would have likely gotten up and danced my life away. I’ve always wanted to have that Latin club moment like Vanessa Williams did in the movie Dance With Me, but for now I’ll live vicariously through her. Nonetheless, an amazing experience altogether. One thing you cannot forget to do is take a boat ride to the Rosario Islands. My family and I rented a private boat that took us to the Islands and it was an amazing sight to see. The color of the water so beautifully turquoise blue.
My love, Medellin. Although, I was there for 48 hours, I fell in love with her after being there for less than 24. Something about this city amazes me. Every aspect of Medellin is special. Whether its the slums of Santo Domingo, going through the mountains and seeing these beautifully developed modern houses and the agriculture. I particularly loved going through Santo Domingo and taking a cable car ride. I went up about 10,000 feet in the air to the mountain and experienced some amazing views of the city and Santo Domingo (the poor city). Although, I never been to Brazil, Santo Domingo kind of reminded me of the favelas because of how the houses were very similar. I loved Santo Domingo. These moments are not everyday experiences and taking it all in made me fall in love with that city and will forever cherish that moment.
I also experienced Guatape & El Penor via tour. Its a beautiful sight to see with its green water. I climbed the Penol stone. A 740 step climb up… yes 740 steps (Yikes!) to the top but once you get to the top you’ll then realize why the leg burning, out of breath cant breath moments, almost giving up was totally worth it. When you reach to the top.. just WOW. My words will not describe the views so its best that you just see the pictures….
