medellin, colombia

Medellin was a bit hit and miss for us. A pesky public holiday snuck up on us when we had had a big day planned. We spent all of Sunday and Monday walking around to centre squares with nobody in sight, closed restaurants and cafes, and no Plan B. We have now figured out that South America is much more conservative when it comes to their Sundays and public holidays than we are back home. Major cities which are usually bustling with street vendors, party-goers, coffee enthusiasts, foodies and everyone in between become absolute ghost towns.

So we were forced to skip a few tourist attractions but we did manage to go paragliding. At $40 it was a bit of a steal and the view from the surrounding mountains of Medellin is beautiful. That $40 did seem a little expensive however, when Kassandra had to abort mid-flight due to motion sickness. Who would have thought?

The incredibly cheap cable car up to Parque Arvi is one of the cheapest and most rewarding tourist attractions that we have experienced yet. The park itself isn't anything too special (note the picture of the kids playing in an ugly puddle of a lake - that's about as much as the park has to offer), but the cable car is worth it.