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Some thoughts about two weeks in Colombia

We end our trip where we entered the country two weeks ago. We are in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city with a population of 8 million people. We didn’t spend much time here as we were more interested in other parts of the country. Yet, we still had enough time to wander around, try restaurants, do some bar-hopping and take a little train high up the mountain to visit Cerro de Monserrate, which offers a great view of Bogotá at a height of 3126 meters.  Lars, Wim and I enjoyed each other’s company during a trip to Thailand last year and decided to book another trip this year to a different continent. Wim suggested Colombia and after doing some research we decided to book our flights. Shortly thereafter Koen wanted to join and our group was complete.  Colombia was never on top of my list with travel destinations, but I’ve had a great time! The country has a great variety of things to do, as well as beautiful places and nature to see. We tried to get a little bi