New continent, who dis?

Its been a minute friends!! On the 89th day of our 90 day tourist visa, we left Europe and headed to Colombia. To ease the developing country culture shock, we stayed in a really nice part of Bogota for a few days called Parque de la 93, near all of the embassies. We found great food and a real margarita, and the hotel sauna and rooftop pool were a nice perq.

We mostly laid low to get on the right time zone and because of rain. But on our only full day, we took a tour of the City.

10,500 feet above Bogota is Monseratte, a beautiful summit accessible by funicular.

We walked through the local market up top and sampled a bunch of local cuisine.

And we did a fancy Colombian coffee tasting.

Now we are attempting to chill out in Cartagen-NA, which, by the way, is NOT pronounced Cartagen-YAH. And which, by the way, is not a chill place. We are staying in Getsamani, a little neighborhood across the street from Parque Del Centanario. The streets are literally an art gallery.

And we have been marveling daily at all the animals around, especially the sloths.

While the City has a lot to offer travelers, its very far from kid friendly. We've had a lot of rain, which has exacerbated all the other challenges of a developing country - crumbling infrastructure, flooding, occasional power losses, stray animals (and humans) begging. My anxiety is through the roof most time and Presley is often asking me to lighten the grip on her hand.

We have one more week here, so wish us luck!