bogotá, colombia 🇨🇴

i did not know that bogotá was the capital of colombia... at first i thought i was going to like being in bogotá more than medellín. each city has its pros + cons, but i think i enjoyed being in medellín more! i forgot to mention that i did get to take the public metro there, and i didn't do it in bogotá because most people advised against them for safety reasons. so i only traveled by taxi and the traffic in the city is BAAAAAADDD. i.e. i arrived at 4ish PM on a Friday to the airport, and it took 1 hour to go 17km (10.5 miles). 😬

for some reason i did not think about the coffee scene in Colombia!! but a lil lightbulb went off and i looked up coffee shops + roasters when i was in medellín!! so i signed up for a specialty coffee tasting when i got to bogotá. it was one of the funnest experiences i had!! i learned about the tasting ratings that folks give to coffees, about the origins of coffee, and about various methods to brew coffee. We went to 3 coffee shops and tried one origin coffee in various methods.

Colo Coffee

Café Cultor

Libertario Coffee

i wasn't too caffeinated with the three, but i didn't realize that you can identify different flavors ranging from sweetness, spice, floral, etc. it was a fun experience for me, and i even looked into visiting a coffee farm but the price was too expensive so i decided not to do it. i did learn that there is a town in Colombia that has a coffee theme park!! i think i would need to visit that next time i come to Colombia. → https://parquedelcafe.co/  

Some other places i visited in Bogotá were:

catedral de sal | north of bogotá

mercados de las pulgas de usaquen [flea market in usuaquen]

monseratte 

plaza de bolívar

plaza de mercado paloquemao

i really enjoyed the fruit market and i was excited to try some fruits from Colombia. i tried lulo and uchuva. https://www.eater.com/2018/10/17/17965242/best-fruit-bogota-colombia?_gl=1*13c9csw*

one of my favorite things to do when traveling is to visit the markets or grocery stores... i'm always curious to see what foods people eat or have available to them that are different from what i am familiar with. ☺