Joe and strolled out of the Palm Tree Hostal on a late Sunday morning for a walk around the city. Four million people is a big city to walk around but we knew the right direction and had the time to spare. I can picture many cities without sidewalks, sidewalks filled with garbage, dashing across four lanes of traffic to access a strip mall, bridges without walkways . . .
Medellin is a pleasant surprise. Where else do you have full suspension bike signs? I used the ciclovia, bike path, to access bike shops around the city. Highways traversing the city are closed on alternating days to cars for bikes and pedestrians. Within 45 minutes of pedestrian walkways we reached the modern EPM (energy) building and government plaza in the city center. Unfortunately, many of the public spaces around government buildings were closed for security before the run off election (happening today).
We crossed the city from park to park utilizing streets designated for pedestrians.
Skate boarding is not a crime.
Taking time out to watch the World Cup.
Botero Park in the city center featuring the sculptures of Medellin local, Fernando Botero. I had as much fun watching people interact with the sculptures as looking at the sculptures themselves.
We stopped and had a beer overlooking the park and noticed some other folks from the hostal walking around the city.
Medellin is a pleasant surprise. Where else do you have full suspension bike signs? I used the ciclovia, bike path, to access bike shops around the city. Highways traversing the city are closed on alternating days to cars for bikes and pedestrians. Within 45 minutes of pedestrian walkways we reached the modern EPM (energy) building and government plaza in the city center. Unfortunately, many of the public spaces around government buildings were closed for security before the run off election (happening today).
We crossed the city from park to park utilizing streets designated for pedestrians.
Skate boarding is not a crime.
Taking time out to watch the World Cup.
Botero Park in the city center featuring the sculptures of Medellin local, Fernando Botero. I had as much fun watching people interact with the sculptures as looking at the sculptures themselves.
We stopped and had a beer overlooking the park and noticed some other folks from the hostal walking around the city.
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