3/25 - JG: our primary travel book stated "Forget everything you've heard about Colombia - especially from those who have never been there." This could not be more true, at least so far. We flew into Medellin, famous for the exploits of Pablo Escobar in the mid-1980s and during that time known as the most violent city in the world. Today, the city is gritty, cosmopolitan, fairly tourist receptive, and majestic all at the same time. We don't notice a lot of English-speaking tourists, but we hit it head on. And, as has been the theme so far on this trip, we don't book a place to stay until we actually get there.
I have to relinquish my fingerprints just to exchange money....
We stop at a rooftop bar overlooking the city after our first night out --
The cultural history museum --
We decide to take the electric cable car system up the mountains to one of the main libraries in Medellin, located in the Santo Domingo neighborhood. After touring, we strolled the streets and even stopped at a couple of local places for lunch and a beer. We found out the next day that SD is actually one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the entire city. Funny how ignorance can work to your advantage, because the people of that town treated us just fine.
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