Saturday

Dad and Kariana on his last night in Bogota.



Enjoying the Emerald Museam.



At the Miltary Museum.

Dad and I have been staying busy exploring Bogota the last couple of days. Yesterday, we were hoping to go to Mosserate but the weather didn’t look great in the morning so we went for a long walk while we hoped the weather cleared up enough to make the trip but it never did so we decided to grab a taxi and go to the Military Museum (with passports this time). They even had an English speaking military guide for us. The museum was fairly interesting with lots of guns, ammo, and uniforms so it was all right up Dad’s alley. After that, we wondered around Old Town looking for some lunch, grabbing food from some street vendors, and searching for the Emerald Museum. Emeralds are big in Colombia and you see them everywhere. After searching around for awhile, we finally realized it was on the 23rd floor of a much larger building so it wasn’t advertised on the outside. No wonder we had problems finding it! The museum was interesting and Mom would have loved it with her passion for jewels. They had some really cool things there but some of it we had trouble seeing because the staff was surrounding Kariana. We can’t figure out where they all came from! Kariana was in fine form once again flirting with everyone and squealing. She is such a flirt. We were the only ones in the museum so we must have been the entertainment of the afternoon.

Today the weather looked more promising so once again we grabbed a cab and went to Mosserate. The weather turned out to be just fine and the view was fabulous as usual. This was the third time I have been there and it was still amazing to me. I just love it up there. Its so peaceful. We took our time and spent quite a bit of time on the mountain. Dad was fascinated with the view as is everyone who visits there. Pictures just do not do it justice. It is truly breathtaking how large the city is. We spent a lot of time wondering around the vendors that are near the church and Dad even found a leather-wrapped glass bottle for his wine. We were also feeling adventurous regarding food so we tried a number of different things from the vendors. We timed it perfectly because right when we got to the bottom of the mountain, it started raining.

When we got back, we packed up some suitcases as Dad is going to take one of my suitcases back so I have less to deal with when I travel back with Kariana. Dad leaves early tomorrow morning so we called for a driver and he is all set now.

Count down: 4 days until home

Cresta