Over our summer vacation Dale and I got the chance to share
our adventure in Medellin with my mom.
We had a lot of fun and got to explore many aspects of the city that
were unknown to us before. Medellin is a
city full of things to do, however, most of these things cost money and as penniless volunteers many things are out of our reach.
When my mom came to visit we got to see how the other half of the city
lives and got to really enjoy everything that the city has to offer. If you plan to visit Medellin here are some
things that we enjoyed as tourist in Medellin.
Illeras Park
Illeras Park is an area of the city that has a cluster of high-end
bars and restaurants all with their individual theme. We drank beers at the Irish themed bar, had
Margaritas at the Mexican restaurant, Long Islands in America, Colombian
cocktails in hammocks at the Colombian restaurant and Hurricanes at Hard Rock
Cafe.
We took a bus out of the city to Santa Fe, a nearby colonial town. We had a lot of fun in the small town. We took a Moto
taxi to the infamous Puente de
Occidente bridge, ate an incredible Colombian lunch, and strolled around the
plaza. Although the town couldn’t be
more relaxing the bus ride left something to be desired. I am just happy we all made it back alive as
the bus flew up the mountains taking turns so that we were only on 2 wheels
half the time.
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| At the bridge |
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| Moto Taxi |
Oviedo and Sante Fe
Shopping Malls
I have been window shopping
in these beautiful malls for 6 months but actually shopping in them exceeded my
expectations. The retailers were all so
helpful and nice and despite our small knowledge of Spanish they really loved
that we were trying to speak their language and that we were spending time in
their city. We shopped for unique
clothes and quirky gifts these malls had just about everything. Also spending a shopping day with my mom is
something that I was really missing so it was so much fun to have this day with
my mom.
Ciclovia
Every Sunday morning
Medellin shuts down its main street for the public to exercise. People Jazzercise in the parking lots of the
closed businesses, they walk their dogs, roller blade, run, bike and walk. It is a great way to people watch and enjoy
your Sunday mornings with the Medellin community.
Publito Paisa
Publito Paisa is a mock
colonial town in the city. It is very
cinchy but is a nice place for scenic views of the whole city and you can
easily find knick-knacks and souvenirs.
Restaurants
Medellin has all kinds of
food to offer from traditional Colombian to southern comfort food. Our favorite restaurants included Crepes and
Waffles, a chain restaurant throughout Colombia that serves all types of foods
with spices and sauces, El Corral, a
gourmet burger joint styled like a typical diner and Bonuar a American
restaurant that served great short ribs and wonderful mixed drinks, which is
hard to come by in Colombia.
3 Cordilleras
3 Cordilleras is Medellin’s
microbrewery. They brew 5 types of beers
from a brown ale to a cider beer. They
open up their brewery on Thursdays and allow beer loving people in and for a flat
rate you can drink about as much as you want and take a tour of the factory.
It was definitely a high light of Medellin and brings a taste of
American beers to the masses.
It was so much fun to share
our city with my mom and getting to be tourist in this city was incredible.
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