Today we had an amazing breakfast here at Betty’s place. There are 3 Colombian ladies on staff who do all of the cooking and cleaning. This morning we had some really yummy Colombian scrambled eggs and a fabulous pancake that was made from corn. After breakfast we walked to a grocery store and picked up some snacks. We are very happy with this house and the location. It is in a safe part of Bogota and has a lot of things within walking distance.
We went to Montserrat 10,000 ft in elevation….you can definitely feel the difference in your lungs!!! Montserrat– is a pilgrimage site on top of the mountain overlooking the city. You get to the top of the mountain by a funicular (tram) that takes you up the mountain. Not for the faint of heart. There is a big church and a beautiful walk and landscaping. There is also a flea market and restaurants. You could see the entire city and the expanse of this city of 8,000,000. The ride down is on a cable car suspended in the air – definitely not for the faint of heart.
Next we went to the old (original) part of Bogota. The homes were very similar to the homes built in Santa Fe de Antioqua. The city was founded 500 years ago and most of these homes were built in the first 100 years of that time. This is also where the Presidential Palace and Parliament building are located. We walked through this area and stopped at a big square that was surrounded by the parliament building, high court, and a cathedral. There were hundreds of people there and pigeons – we bought some feed and the kids had fun throwing the food one the ground and then running through the mob of birds trying to touch them. Super cute.
We returned to Bettys house and relaxed for a bit and then had another amazing meal of bandeja paisa, plantains, guacamole, salsa, rice.THE premiere colombian meal! YUM YUM
Tonight after supper we played chutes and ladders with D&Y – totally funny. We don’t think they had really played a board game before. They were wild and dancing and celebrating every move. Yerly won, which made Diego a little sad..but not for long.
Talked to the kids tonight and were very excited to hear about Reedsburg winning and now on their way to the state championship game – Go Beavers!!!
Tired tonight – combination of the altitude and a lot of walking today. Tomorrow we plan to go to a big flea market and walk around the neighborhood. We also plan to make our travel arrangements home – this is a matter of prayer – Monday we will be submitting our application for the visa to travel to the US and it is very certain that we will get the visa’s on Tuesday. We then will travel back to the US on Wednesday but right now flights and availability are making things a little difficult – both the flight times and costs. We hope to have this all worked out tomorrow.
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