Day 4

I woke up early and check out of the hotel. I had a quick breakfast of a bean and egg burrito and was off in my car to the 400 mile drive to Cartagena. It was long and slow but the scenery was amazing. I went from mountains to valleys to forests and finally to the seaside city of Cartagena. I took a stop for gas about a third of the way there. I kept driving an bought some sugar cane from a man on the side of the road. It was delicious. I finally pulled in at about three o' clock. I checked into the new, beautiful hotel which was right on the water. When all my baggage was in my room I decided to take a look around. I decided to go to the “Main Street” and grab an early dinner at El Balcon de la Soledad. It was fabulous and I think I might even stop there again. I went back to the Hotel to sleep.

Cartagena's ruins

Medellin, Colombia

Day 9

I decided to take Spanish school in Medellin. I spent 4 hours in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. t first the lady taught us about verbs and stuff. I was pretty bored untill we started doing fun stuff like games and things. I learned a lot that day, probably more than I have ever learned before. I ate at a café near the school at noon which had a dilicious seafood soup that was gigantic. I also had a large smoothie and platanos. It was only seven dollars for th bill and it even came with a free vanilla ice cream. I gave them a 2 dollar tip and went back to the school for 2 hours where we learned about adjectives. On the way back to the hotel I stopped at a souvenir shop on the streets of Medellin. I found an awesome shirt that said “I VISITED COLUMBIA…….AND CAME BACK ALIVE.I finally got back to the hotel and had a dinner of veal and platanos. I fell asleep at 9:30.

Day 5

I Wake up to an early breakfast after driving to Cartagena and leave early to watch the sunrise on the beach. It is only a short 5 minute walk from the hotel to the most popular spot on the beach. The sunrise was amazing and I hung around the beach until lunch time, swimming and having fun. I walked back to the hotel for a bite to eat in their restaurant. I had fresh guava juice and a steak sandwich absolutely delicious. I then spent the afternoon at El Museo de Oro y Arqueloguía y Palacio de la Inquisicíon. The gold museum was amazing. It had more gold than I had ever seen in my entire life. I could sell that gold for like a billion dollars. After that I ate dinner at a local join and had a beer with these drunk guys who were watching the Falcons vs. Colts game on ESPN. They loved Michael Vick and kept saying things about dogs in Spanish. I took a cab home because I was totally crunked but it turned out that the cab was a kidnapper so I just jumped out because he did not lock the doors. I walked back to my hotel and fell asleep after being lead to my room by the hotel manager.

Day 2

I woke up late and ate a continental breakfast. (Toast with jam and juice). I checked out of the hotel and drove my car to La Plaza de Bolivar. It was busy with locals and tourists and a great way to learn about the city. It had everything from restaurants to local markets. I spent an hour in a cafe owned by a local named Juan Sanchez and he explained to me that walking through bogota back to the hotel would teach me about the city. I took his advice and after buying a double expresso I took off back to the hotel after parking my car in a secured overnight car garage. I saw everything from the buisness district to the suburbs, from rich to poor, parks and museums. Bogota is a very diverse city and I am greatful to Juan for telling me the best way to look at this great city. When I got back to the hotel, I eat a great dinner of steak, rice, and beans and then went to sleep.

Day 1

Day 1- I wake up in the morning and check my flight. I grab a bowl of cookie crisp s and toast and devour it quickly. I call my friend Chris to make sure he is driving me to the airport but he says he can not. I pack until noon while listening to Johnny Cash. I then checked my flight on my computer and it says it is on time. I called the taxi service and ate ramen noodles until the taxi gets to my house. I get to the Miami airport I check my baggage and go through security without getting delayed for once.. I get on the plane just in time and set off for Bogota. The flight was fine except for this obnoxious lady who was sitting 2 rows in front of me. I got in to the airport at 8:10 P.M. I went to the car rental and got my car which I drive to the hotel. I check in there and everyone seems nice. The room is small but cozy. I fell alseep at about 10:30.