Bogotá impresionante

After I arrived yesterday at the El Dorado Airport (Yes, it does refer to that El Dorado, the mythical city of gold!), and filled out my lost baggage report, María Consuelo (our gracious host from the Universidad de los Andes)and her husband Ricardo picked me up and drove me to the apartment, which is located on the eastern border of Bogota, right next to the mountains in a neighborhood called Chapinero Alto. Which brings me to -

Word of the day: Chapinero

Chapinero - maker or seller of clogs (a chapín is a type of clog worn by women). Who knew?

Anyway, my two compañeras from Harvard on this trip, K. and S., had already arrived earlier in the day, and welcomed us into the apartment.

Then María Consuelo and Ricardo took all of us to dinner, in the area around Calle 93, in a place Called Café Renault. That´s right a cafe within a Renault dealership. It was pretty upmarket and tasty, with glasses of Sangre de Toro to go around!

This morning, I woke up really early, and decided to take pictures of the apartment and the amazing views of Bogotá that it looks out on. See above post!