Medellin, Colombia
Whew, I was glad that long bus ride was finally over. After getting razzed by the Colombian police and their dogs for drugs we caught a cab to our hostel. There we ran into our Australian friend we were traveling with, Dave. If you go to the party hostels it's very easy to run into people you've seen in other places before. This hostel, Pit Stop, was great because it had great parties, tons of people, a pool , ping pong table and basketball court. Many of the people never left the hostel, haha.
After we were done using all the great facilities we decided to check out the area for a bit. We were staying in the Pablado area of Medellin. Pablado is the rich area of Medellin that also has Zona Rosa. This is very important because that's the party district. Medellin is well known for being a modern city in Colombian terms and for having the most beautiful women in Colombia. Women are beautiful in Medellin, however, whether it's because of cosmetic surgery or not, I don't know. In fact, it isn't rare for a girl to get a boob job on her 16th birthday. Cosmetic surgery is very common and cheap in Colombia. This is because cosmetic surgery is accepted as a norm in Colombia and physical beauty is very important in Colombia. Even the guy will get pec implants or fake six packs. This is strange for a Canadian but normal for a Colombian.
After checking out Pablado for a bit it started to rain so we opted to hit the movie theatre to watch Angels and Demons. I had to go to the movie theatre once while I was in South America. Plus, we found and English one that was super cheap.
That night we hit up this place called Babylon that had all you could drink till midnight. Too bad it was only crappy Colombian rum or aguadiente (aka. gasoline). But it definitely did the trick. The American guy I was traveling with, JP, and I met a group of Colombian girls. Full of aguadiente, it didn't take us long to start dancing on the chairs and tables. These Colombians are crazy...and it was contagious!
The next day we jumped ship to a couchsurfers' place who also lived in Pablado. He was a Brazilian guy who was working in Medellin via AIESEC. He was a really cool guy that told us about all the cool places to see and more importantly, about Mega Pizza. Mega Pizza serves the largest slices you'll ever see in your life that are delicious and come with a coke. All that for the equivalent of $3. Boom baby! I think I went there 6-7 times, haha.
We then headed over to the cable cars to meet up with Dave our Australian friend. The cable cars bring you up to the top of a high hill that has a great view of the city. We grabbed some lunch up there and walked around for a bit. It was weird though. There were tons of police everywhere and a lot of streets were blocked off. Then when we tried to leave we saw tons of people waiting by the railing waiting to see someone. We didn't know what was going on but we later found out that the King of Spain showed up for some type of conference. King of Spain? Wasn't he just congratulating Barcelona for winning the Champions League? That guy is everywhere!
We then hit up a Couchsurfing meeting that was setup to connect travelers and locals and for the locals to practice English. We all met some really cool people and one of the girls offered to cook us dinner. Again, Colombians are rediculously generous. We had a great time having drinks, eating and listening to some Colombian music.
We didn't end up getting back to our Couchsurfer place till midnight and had to get ready super fast. The plan was to go to this famous bar called Mangos. The locals raved about this place. I really don't know what they were talking about though. This place was terrible! We got in for super expensive. All the drinks were crazy expensive and there was hardly anyone there. There was a prison theme that night and the funny thing about that was the place is notorious for having mafioso patrons. Perhaps a little foreshadowing. But still, the average age there was around 40 and it was pretty dead. If you go to Medellin, do not go to Mangos!
The next day we checked out some Science Park, the famous gardens and we ran into a free concert of some famous Colombian singer that we never heard of. We decided to meet with some local Colombians that afternoon to hang out with. Hit it up a park had a few beers then went to everybody's favourite pizza joint, Mega Pizza. The night got late again so we had to deke to get ready to go out. One warning about hanging out with Colombian girls, they'll keep you out late.
We met up with our Couchsurfing host, had a few drinks and then hit up Zona Rosa. We hit up a cool place called Red and had a pretty solid night. I think my Salsa is getting better too...
The next day, JP and I had our last taste of Mega Pizza while we could (Well JP anyways) and then we headed off to the Coffee District. I don't drink coffee but I'm sure I'll enjoy it anyways...
After we were done using all the great facilities we decided to check out the area for a bit. We were staying in the Pablado area of Medellin. Pablado is the rich area of Medellin that also has Zona Rosa. This is very important because that's the party district. Medellin is well known for being a modern city in Colombian terms and for having the most beautiful women in Colombia. Women are beautiful in Medellin, however, whether it's because of cosmetic surgery or not, I don't know. In fact, it isn't rare for a girl to get a boob job on her 16th birthday. Cosmetic surgery is very common and cheap in Colombia. This is because cosmetic surgery is accepted as a norm in Colombia and physical beauty is very important in Colombia. Even the guy will get pec implants or fake six packs. This is strange for a Canadian but normal for a Colombian.
After checking out Pablado for a bit it started to rain so we opted to hit the movie theatre to watch Angels and Demons. I had to go to the movie theatre once while I was in South America. Plus, we found and English one that was super cheap.
That night we hit up this place called Babylon that had all you could drink till midnight. Too bad it was only crappy Colombian rum or aguadiente (aka. gasoline). But it definitely did the trick. The American guy I was traveling with, JP, and I met a group of Colombian girls. Full of aguadiente, it didn't take us long to start dancing on the chairs and tables. These Colombians are crazy...and it was contagious!
The next day we jumped ship to a couchsurfers' place who also lived in Pablado. He was a Brazilian guy who was working in Medellin via AIESEC. He was a really cool guy that told us about all the cool places to see and more importantly, about Mega Pizza. Mega Pizza serves the largest slices you'll ever see in your life that are delicious and come with a coke. All that for the equivalent of $3. Boom baby! I think I went there 6-7 times, haha.
We then headed over to the cable cars to meet up with Dave our Australian friend. The cable cars bring you up to the top of a high hill that has a great view of the city. We grabbed some lunch up there and walked around for a bit. It was weird though. There were tons of police everywhere and a lot of streets were blocked off. Then when we tried to leave we saw tons of people waiting by the railing waiting to see someone. We didn't know what was going on but we later found out that the King of Spain showed up for some type of conference. King of Spain? Wasn't he just congratulating Barcelona for winning the Champions League? That guy is everywhere!
We then hit up a Couchsurfing meeting that was setup to connect travelers and locals and for the locals to practice English. We all met some really cool people and one of the girls offered to cook us dinner. Again, Colombians are rediculously generous. We had a great time having drinks, eating and listening to some Colombian music.
We didn't end up getting back to our Couchsurfer place till midnight and had to get ready super fast. The plan was to go to this famous bar called Mangos. The locals raved about this place. I really don't know what they were talking about though. This place was terrible! We got in for super expensive. All the drinks were crazy expensive and there was hardly anyone there. There was a prison theme that night and the funny thing about that was the place is notorious for having mafioso patrons. Perhaps a little foreshadowing. But still, the average age there was around 40 and it was pretty dead. If you go to Medellin, do not go to Mangos!
The next day we checked out some Science Park, the famous gardens and we ran into a free concert of some famous Colombian singer that we never heard of. We decided to meet with some local Colombians that afternoon to hang out with. Hit it up a park had a few beers then went to everybody's favourite pizza joint, Mega Pizza. The night got late again so we had to deke to get ready to go out. One warning about hanging out with Colombian girls, they'll keep you out late.
We met up with our Couchsurfing host, had a few drinks and then hit up Zona Rosa. We hit up a cool place called Red and had a pretty solid night. I think my Salsa is getting better too...
The next day, JP and I had our last taste of Mega Pizza while we could (Well JP anyways) and then we headed off to the Coffee District. I don't drink coffee but I'm sure I'll enjoy it anyways...
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