In the three short days I’ve been back from Colombia I’ve binge-watched the entire first season of Fuller House (have mercy!), eaten my body weight in macarons, went to a surprise party, watched Busco Novio Para Mi Mujer, went to the Orlando City preseason game, taught kids that Jesus is rad and hung out with enough people to justify my absence from their lives in the coming week. Done, done and done!
About
12 articles,
three radio shows and
one TV interview later, I can confidently say my trip to Colombia was pretty successful, minus the fact that I didn’t purchase a
sombrero vueltiao. I also wasted an entire weekend in Bogota recovering from food poisoning, so that was a bummer. You’ve never seen projectile vomiting until you’ve seen me dramatically pull people out of bathroom stalls, vomit trickling down the corners of my mouth, eyes watering with embarrassment, seconds away from painting the town (
and walls and floor) green.
While in Bogota, I stayed at the Four Seasons Casa Medina, located in Rosales, a wealthy area surrounded by cozy little restaurants with street-side terraces, high-rises, upscale hotels, embassies and banks. This beautiful, Spanish colonial boutique hotel has actually been declared a monument of cultural interest by the Colombian Ministry of Culture.
On Sunday, I gathered enough strength to make the one hour drive to Zipaquira and visit
La Catedral De Sal. This underground Roman Catholic church was built inside the tunnels of a salt mine. Back in the early 1930s, salt miners carved out an area in which they could pray at before starting their work, but it was shut down in 1990 because of safety concerns. The new cathedral began being built in 1991 about 200 feet below the old one. The cathedral has permission from the Vatican to host Sunday mass, but no weddings or first communion. They say that about 3,000 tourists visit this unique attraction every Sunday!
During my previous trip to Bogota, I visited La Candelaria, a historic neighborhood in downtown Bogota which houses churches, government buildings, museums, universities and libraries. I was able to go in the
Botero Museum and walk around the town square.
Next stop: Mexico and Tennessee! Time to get fat!
How was your weekend? Did you get into anything exciting? Besos!
xx
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Vero Vuela 
Hahaha I couldn’t agree more, cheers to Crepes & Waffles and refajo. Sorry to hear about your food poisoning but glad you got to visit such beautiful and historic places.
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Haha! It was definitely one of the worst experiences of my life, but I’m glad I was well enough to go do something fun! And I dream about C&W. They need one in Orlando!
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[…] which I haven’t been able to be attend in the years prior because I’ve been working in Colombia each time. Then Sunday we will be playing “house” and babysitting two high-energy, […]
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Wonderful photos. Zipaquira is worth for a visit.
Have a nice day!
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Agreed! It was such a unique sight to see. Thanks for reading!
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