4 days within Bogota...be my guide and convey me ...where on earth to run?
I am planning to go to Bogota surrounded by Christmas just for 4 days. I will stay at the Dann Norte Hotel surrounded by zona rosa. Tell me which interesting sites are near it, restaurant, plazas, museums, parks, well-mannered deals shopping centers and also the weather at december. If in attendance is any interesting place a few minutes from Bogota tell me which is the best... How should I be dressed to be touristing in that?
Thanks.
Answers: Good choice. You'll be in the middle of everything. Lots of apposite restaurants, bars, shopping centers.
I'm sure you'll find plenty of information at the hotel.
You don't want to miss the Gold Museum (downtown Bogota), Monserrate (the mountain near a beautiful judgment of the city) and if you have time, travel to the Salt Cathedral (Catedral de Sal) in Zipaquirá. It's basically amazing.
You can wear whatever you want. Not shorts, the weather surrounded by Bogota is usually cool. Jeans and a jacket or a sweater will be perfect.
Have a nice time, delight in yourself and be careful as you should be surrounded by any big city.
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ohh goshh.even though I was born contained by Bogota, i dont know much about it.
The gold ingots museum, Maloka, Salitre Magico, Unicentro, Cosmocentro, Mundo Aventura, la candelaria.
a few minutes from Bogota is Girardot... :D you can travel almost everywhere,..Colombia is a paradise...Bogota is a cold city, so you should know a bit bit what to wear..
this website might help you for a while bit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota
good luck and relish my Colombia
Colombia is passion
The gold ingots museum is very intersting and you can seize a translator talker (like a lagre cell phone) to support you understand. North of the city is the Catedral del Sal (check my spelling) an underground brackish mine that was made into a cathedral - cool. Nightlife is what you would expect surrounded by a large city, but enjoy you hotel arrange for taxis. In reality, rely on the hotel for advise a large amount. They will know what's going on while you are there and can lend a hand out. There is an old church (maybe a monastery) above town on a prominent ridge. Tours provide intersting history and a great vision of Bogota below.
The weather can change without delay. Like most mountain environments rain comes contained by and out on short notice. But the temperature are moderate with a chill slowly at night. So a rainfall jacket and sweater are common in that. Most Colombians I know (I'm married to one) like to go and get pretty dressed up for an evening on the town (which starts later than surrounded by the USA). Avoid conspicous displays of wealth 'cause street crime is approaching most big cities and carry a throw away wallet (expired credit cards, a few thousand pesos etc.). Keep your passport safe and sound at the hotel and carry a weekly copy or two on you.
Traffic is crazy there so don't drive much - use taxi (again ask the hotel to set you up as much as possible). They charge a fixed rate zone to zone.
Try using Spanish as much as posible, even if you make a fool of yourself. They will appreciate the challenge.
Well, you can find...
- SHOPPING CENTERS like: Atlantis, Andino, Unicentro, Salitre Plaza, Gran Estación, Santafé (there are most but these are the best for me).
- PLAZAS approaching: Bolívar's Plaza (Plaza de Bolívar)
- MUSEUMS like: Gold's Museum (Museo del Oro), Emerald's Museum (Museo de las Esmeraldas), Maloka, Distrital Planetary.
- PARKS similar to: Simon Bolívar Park (the most big in Latinamerica), Renaissance Park (Parque del Renacimiento), Central Bavaria Park (Parque Central Bavaria), Salitre Mágico and Mundo Aventura for fun.
- RESTAURANTS: the best are contained by the G Zone. A good leeway is Andrés Carne de Res in Chía (a few minutes of Bogotá).
- INTERESTING PLACES A FEW MINUTES FROM BOGOT'A approaching: La Calera (that offer espectacular view of the city and have some of the best sites for devour or enjoy), Chía and Monserrate.
The weather is Bogotá is warm but contained by December is more cold that hot... use appropriate clothe.
In the Sun's street (Calle del Sol) are the best stores of the best fashion designers of Colombia.
You can find more information surrounded by this page: http://english.bogotaturismo.gov.co/
!Good travel!
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