Thursday, April 21, 2016

Juan and his family

Because the flight to Medellin was cheaper than the bus I took the airplane.

Medellin

Juan  from the Australien outback picked me up and I could stay by his house for a couple of days. He showed me Colombia and Medellin from his point of view. Which gave me a different and really nice view about it! He and his Family were unbelievable friendly, I got his room, they helped me by my laundry, showed me the city, we went out together for food and drinks ;) Thank you very much for all!! Muchas Gracias!!!
The Colombians have a special relationship to food, they always eat or offer food ;) This is a sample of the food I tried:

Typical Colombian meal: bandeja paisa
Typical sweet 
It is really sweet after a bit it is enough
Arepa
Strong coffee at the Colombian Starbucks

Medellin has a great party area called, Parque lleras.

Interesting beer ;)


Juan, his Cousin, his sister and some friends
aguardiente typical drink
Party bus :D

Juan and I went to Guatape, which is famous for a big stone (el peñol) and Pablo Escobar. It was a really nice trip we met to Colombian girls, which also visited Medellin. In the tour breakfast, lunch, boat tour, transfer and an annoying guide were included ;) Lucky I couldn't understand her, but Juan was laughing his ass off and you had to see her expression...

Mean while driving around in Colombia
Church in a Stone


The cross belongs to a church which is now under water
Pablo Escobar's former farm
The stone ;)
Exited to climb the mountain with its 740 stairs
View from the top
Yeeeaaah ;)
Fast way down ;P
The real way :)
Beautiful city next to the Stone
Everything has to be coloured


To see the arvi Park we took the Metro and Metro Cabel. The park is beautiful and lots of thinks to do. We were to late for the best thinks, but still we had fun :D

Metro cable
Colombian favelas

They build these for a fest in August,
where they carry it on there back around the city!
Arví Park

Climbed the vulcano ;)
Swinging around
Angry birds

The other night we went out to a picnic, I was the only not Colombian, cool ;)



 I was so lucky I got my private tour around the city from Juan and his Mum, thanks a lot!

Coltejer building (main building in
Medellin), it is a symbol for the clothes production

Plaza botero, Botero was a famous painter

My twomtour guides :)
Funny street lights
Metropolitan of medellin cathedral
It was really special situation,
 they punching radiographs in the middle of a  square
Lights Park
Government office buildings
Cerro nutibara (small mountain in the middle of Medellin)
 there is located "pueblito paisa" (paisa town)

Nice view from there
Area Juan is living

It was a pleasure to met Juan again and his family. I really enjoyed it, thanks! Medellin was great especial with my local guide ;) I heading south to the capital Bogota.

Cheers
Steffen

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