Arrived in Bogota, Colombia today. Had to ask ourselves the question repeatedly, "are you afraid?" Colombia certainly has a bad reputation. Kidnappings, drug cartels, violence.
After one day, I can only say I haven't felt it at all.
Actually Bogota reminds me very much of another place- Santiago, Chile.
The streets look similar. The buses are about as common. There is a tall mountain ringing one side of the city with a Jesus statue (a Latin American staple), and you can go up the mountain for a full view of the city.
We did so today, including dinner at a restaurant at the top. Interesting experience - reading a menu at a fairly nice restaurant with lots of French names and not knowing when you're looking at a Spanish word you should know and when you're looking at a French word you shouldn't know.
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