Last weekend a friend and I travelled to Medellin for a couple of days. I was ready to be in a city. I crave the diversity of the city, not so much the excitement. It seems like all other places I’ve been and heard about so far in interior Colombia a large amount of time is spent drinking and recovering. We stayed at a hostel were everyone talked so much about how they loved Colombia, but from what I could tell they had hardly seen anything outside a bar or not directly in route to a bar. As we came back at about 4pm from a tiny hangover day of sightseeing….really just seeing… and the other hostel mates were just waking. Mostly they woke and went to shower, eat and back to the bar. Not really my thing.

But there is something to be said for daytime Medellin. It’s gorgeous. I must admit I did like La Zona Rosa most, which is urban and clean and has little to do with the reality of Medellin. I went to centro to find the Botero statues but as my luck had it rain immediately started. So I saw them through slightly wet and rushed eyes. I’m sure I’ll go back as it’s one of the closest places by bus. It’s a massive city and I’m sure there is a lot to discover  and a Modern Art Museum which I’m itching to see.