Bogotá - Day 2

So today we didn't particularly do much work, but Stella and I got to take a little look at what Bogotá was like. We breakfasted at the hotel buffet, which was very delicious, with an omlette station, pastries, meat and cheese, cereal, empenada type thing filled with spinach, and fruit. But the most delicious thing by far was the COFFEE! Oh, man- it was delicious. The only way I can describe it is this: you know how coffee smells in bean form, and how it smells much more delicious than when you are drinking it? Well, this TASTES like that. DELICIOSO! Really really good.



Stella and I went down to a grocery store nearby to get some supplies and snacks. I got some MR. TEA... because that is just awesome. (It was tastey too), some mosquito repellent, a ton of water (because I don't want to be dehydrated, but also don't want some weird stomach bug from drinking local water.), a carmel/guava candy, Pollo chips (yes- chicken flavored potato chips) and a mixed bag of bacon/plantain/original chips. I am eating the Chicken Chips right now and they are fantastic. I had one of the caramel candies earlier... and it was ok... good, but not super awesome.









We got lunch back at the staff cafeteria, and saw our soup from yesterday, with the addition of noodles, the avacado was mixed in with the salad, and we had chicken and potatoes as well. It was delicious, but I felt I had the last of the soup that I wanted to see for a little while, even as delicious as it was.



After lunch we watched the Argentina v. Mexico fútbol game, which all of the people around me were rooting for Argentina, so it worked out when they won 3-1. Stella and I got some work done in the business center and worked out in the hotel's gym, then went to dinner.





It was really the same meal again, so I skipped the soup this time, and just had the chicken, potato, and rice. To be honest, I am pretty sick of this meal at this point, but the people are really nice who are serving it, and we won't be here that much longer, so I don't mind eating the same thing hashed out again.

Then Stella and I did some more work, then took a cab out to Bogotá proper so we could see what it was like. We were in Zona te, which is part of Zona Rosa in Bogotá and went to an Irish pub, only because it was clearly the only popular joint in the place. There were a few other options we were considering, and I was seriously eyeballing the frozen yogurt place, but with the hoards of people that were at this pub made it clear that this was the place to go. We had some mixed drink that was blue and had numerous different liquors in it, and then cabbed back to the hotel.

We are leaving tomorrow to pick up some more of our staff then go to the site at Villavicencio, so I will hit the hay now and talk to you all tomorrow!