Note: uploaded the missing day 36. Amazon area had bad wifi and data.
With a day to waste in Bogota, I head downtown to the really good souvenir area Chris and I had spotted previously. I didn’t buy anything then because I didn’t want to travel all over with anything. Plus, I only wanted authentic Colombian made things. Not some made in China crap with a Colombia label on it.
In the end, with a little bartering (but not wanting to do too much, as these are handmade items), I buy a handmade bag (mochila). These take days and sometimes weeks to be made, and most of the money goes to the artisan if you buy right., which I hope I did. I also bought a hammock, hand weaved from the Santa Marta area. So far, everything I have bought is artisan of some kind and true to the area.
I spend a bit more time wandering the city. It was nice to see the street Chris and I had seen previously almost completely finished. It was being converted from a normal road to a pedestrian and bike only boulevard, right in the heart of the city. With just a few finishing touches to go, it looks great.
I spend most of the day just walking around, seeing a few different areas and stopping for a couple of coffees. Later on in the evening, I watch the football games in the hotel bar, before heading out to dinner at a carnecera near by.
Colombia Motorcycle Ride 