Dia 7- Pereira, Colombia

            On the last, and final day, we had to pack up our stuff. It was kind of sad to leave, I felt like there was so many other things that I wanted to do! I was not looking forward to another 10 hour flight. I learned that goodbye Colombia is Spanish was adiós  Colombia. I had such an amazing time in Colombia. I highly recommend going to Colombia as a vacation to anyone! There are so many things that you can see!! Another phrase I learned to say in Spanish is, ¡gracias! which means thank you! I had such an amazing time in Colombia!! Every dollar spent, or peso, was well worth it!

Dia 6- Pereira, Colombia

            On day six it was colder in Pereira than Cartagena and Medellin however it was a beautiful day! We are staying in Hotel de Pereira. It is an amazing hotel, we went to the hotel's pool for a couple of hours. We ate lunch and then headed down to the Candle Night! Candle Night is only December 7th and if you are planning a vacation to Pereira I would highly recommend comming down on December 7th for the festival. The streets of Pereria were littered with lanterns or linternas. It was so mezmerizing to walk through the night durning Candle Night!

Dia 5- Medellin, Colombia

             On day five we took some fuits from the hotel and took them to Parque de Los Deseo. I learned that paraue means park. The park has beautiful fountains. It is such a wonderful place to relax and eat lunch or breakfast. We then had to go back to the hotel and checkout. We went to the hotel and went to the next leg of our journey, Pereira! This day was very fun becasue it was a more relaxed day. I would highly recommend to go to this park for families with younger kids or just as a romantic place to eat lunch or breakfast. The fountains were fun to watch kids play in, and even for us to play in! It was a little chilly today but it was sunny. It was the perfect last day in Medellin, Colombia.

Dia 4-Medellin, Colombia

           On day four, we walked around the city and looked at all of the diffrent sights. We ate lunch at a resturante we found along the road. We then headed down to the Museo de Antiquia. I found out that museum in spanish is museo. The Museum was founded in late 1881. The museum is an art museum. In 1975 the institution received the Fernando Botero's painting "The Exvoto". In the late 90s when the new headquarters was established and Botero built the Plaza Botero. The museum is four floors! We ate at a resturante near the museum and then headed back to the hotel. They had a great souvenir shop in the museum where I got a shirt and a cultural ring. We really enjoyed the museo and would recommed anyone to go!

Dia 3-Medellin, Colombia

          On day three we ate breakfast at the hotel. At the hotel's breakfast there was a buffete, including tropical fruits, and pastraies. We took a metrocable to the Library. I learned that biblioteca ment library in spanish. The metrocabel had an awesome view of the city! We wasnt as high up as I had enitially expected, but you could still see everything! We ate lunch and went back down to the city. We decided to go on a walk to El Poblado. We walked along the Medellin river. It was a very long walk and you have to be very fit to do it, but it was so pretty! I learned that río means river in english. After the walk we were very tired and eat dinner at the hotel. The hotel, Hotel Park 10, had a very good service and the food was excellent. I would definetly recommend going to the library and if you are fit, then on the walk as well!

Dia 2-Cartagena, Colombia

           On day two we ate breakfast at the hotel. We took a tour of Castillo San Felipe. This is the storngest, most powerful fort ever built by the Spaniards. I learned how to say ¿cuánto cuesta? which means, how much does that cost. It rained or, llovió, through out our tour, however it was okay because our tour was mostly inside. The fort was amazing! We then went to eat lucnh at La Viva. I ate Arepas de Choclo or sweet corn cakes with cheese. It was very good. We then went and checked out of our hotel and went to the airpot to fly to Medellin, Colombia. Our second day in Colombia was awesome. The castle was so pretty and I learned so much about the background of Colombia. I learned that Cartagena was founded in 1533 by Spanish Conquistador Explorers led by Pedro de Heredia. In months of their landing the had taken over and enslaved the native Calamari tribe. Cartagena became a very important port for precuious gems and minerals for the coffers of King Ferdinand. Because of the gems pirates and English war ships attacked Cartagena. King Ferdinand ordered the ciry to be fortified, creating Castillo San Felipe. It took 200 years and 245 tons of gold to build. Nowing all of this, it made me appriciate the hard work of all of the Sapainards it took to build the beautiful fort that I was looking at today!I got a dall from the souvenir shop, I love it!!

Dia 1-Cartagena, Colombia

      On day one we flew down to Cartagena Colombia! The flight was fine, and it was raining but it was very warm.The flight was 10 hours. The rain eventually stopped and we looked at all of the beautiful buildings in the city! We checked into our hotel, the Cartagonova. We ate dinner at Almeda Tapas. I ate Lomo al Trapo or Grill-Roasted Beef Tenderloin. It was so good! We then went back to the hotel and went to bed. That day was very fun; exploring all of the roads and looking at the buildings was very interesting. One of the phrases I had to learn was quickly was, ¿Dónde está el baño? which means, where is the bathroom. Another phrase I learned was, tengo hambre, which means I am hungry.