Covering Colombia con Prisa
I am alive and well! Time to catch up on my blog.
The first week of my year-long worlwide and self exploration began in Colombia. Things started off great when my 3.5 hour Avianca flight from Miami to Bogota offered a half glass of wine with a warm meal! I arrived late at night, so I cabbed it from the airport to The La Pinta Hostel and retired to bed. I slept in and enjoyed the free breakfast, then ventured out for a while in La Zona G, but even Ironman’s breathing labored a bit in the thin air at 2,200 meters, so I allowed myself to acclimate more and searched the internet to lay out a plan of action for my week in Colombia.
RUNNING THROUGH THE CAPITAL OF COLOMBIA
I woke up early the next morning, laced up my running shoes and ran out the door for a 4 hour running tour of Bogota. I climbed La Quebrada Vieja on which I stopped to rest and pray at the cross and icon dedicated to The Virgin Mary with a panoramic view of the city below.
I ran back down to Bogota’s Central Park Simon Bolivar, a.k.a. ‘Parque de los Novios’. During my quick pass through the park, it seemed to offer something for everyone; soccer fields, rock climbing wall, courts for tennis, squash and basketball, Velodrom, BMX circuit, skate park, track, pool, lake, botanical garden, library and children’s museum. I could spend all day there!
The Schwiet Life 
HURRAY so glad to hear from you! What a view! so many people!!! You acclimate fast young man, if you ran the very next day! 🙂 We have been getting almost daily showers here, so weather is good. 4th of July was filled with sparkle sparkle booms booms all over! We went to Tomball for a 45 min. show! Here’s to ya! thanks for the post!