Quebrada Vieja
Neighbourhood Street
Bogota is a huge city of over seven million people…We were very glad that the place we have been staying is in a hilly neighbourhood that is peaceful and quiet, and away from the chaos of the city (except for the recurring Friday night wild all-night party).
Looking Down
Luckily our apartment is quite close to a lovely little creek, the banks of which have been stabilized and the sides made into a park.
Path
The path down into the gully has steps and railings in useful places, and is kept clean and swept, and a lot of people use the paths to cross over to the other side of the creek, or else follow the paths down the hill to the commercial areas and busses etc.
A little rest
We have walked through this park several times on the way to and from other places, but today we took a little trip there just to enjoy it for itself.
Red flower bush
The park is well kept, with people sweeping the paths, kids using the little play area, and people walking. Lots of different trees and flowers exist here, but I don’t know enough about the botany to know which are native plants and which introduced. I do know this bottlebrush flower is everywhere you look in Bogota…
Pink Flower vine
…and we loved the glorious pink flowers on vines that twist and weave their way through other plants.
The beautiful Creek
Constance and Gracia have really enjoyed their trip to Colombia. This afternoon we’ll get on our plane, and return to a Canadian Winter…full of memories of friendly people, lovely places, and unpredictable weather. Thanks so much to all the people who looked after us on our trip!
Quimper Hittys 
Beautiful!
We truly enjoyed our visit to Colombia!
Safe travels. Thanks for sharing your trip with all of us. It’s a beautiful part of the world!
We really enjoyed our trip!! I hope we can go back some day!
Thank you for all the lovely photos of your time in Bogota. I hope your journey home is safe, easy and smooth sailing/flying!
You are welcome – and thank you, we had a smooth (but long) trip home!
…and, thanks for keeping in touch while you were in this other part of the world.
We enjoyed the trip so much, and it was fun keeping the blog going while away, though a learning experience, using different technology!
I especially loved the last photo with the girls contemplating their visit and nature. What a wonderful visit you all have had. Safe journey home!
I am glad you kept us company! The trip was great, though we are glad to be back home now!
Lovely.
Thanks! and thanks for following along…
Dear Constance and Gracia, thank you for sharing these moments with us! Do take it all in…we have a white ground cover here and not one single leaf left on trees…enjoy every minute of this beautiful trip…your bones may squeak when you get home 😁
We had a lovely flight home under clear skies, dark but illuminated by a full moon – we could see the snow all across Canada, I guess we have returned to winter!