I took the overnight bus from Cali up to Medellin. It was a quiet uneventful ride, always a good thing. I got into Medellin about 7 am and took a taxi to the Blacksheep hostel. It was one of two recommended to me and is in a good area of town. Apparently the areas of Medellin are rated by their safety and Poblado, where I was going, was in the best rating.
I was sitting in the hostel and randomly ran into two friends I had met in Cali from NY. We wended up meeting up with some locals and went out in the Zona Rosa, where all the bars and clubs are. It was a fun night and basically set the pattern for the rest of my stay in Medellin. I didn't really go out and see anything, just had fun.
One thing to not about Medellin is that it is the capital of plastic surgery here. Apparently you can get a boob job for all of $900 USD and can even get butt implants. Its kind of funny but there are a lot of them around. Even the mannequins in shops have been "altered" to illustrate the fashions...
Medellin does have a couple of good museums, churches (of course), a cable car up the mountain and a Pablo Escobar tour. You can meet his friends and even his brother... if you really want. It continues to surprise me the number of narco/sex tourists that are in Colombia. I guess the coke is cheap and there are plenty of pretty girls. Whatever floats your boat.
After a long weekend I decided to go to Guatape to relax...
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