October 7, 2024
Our trip to the market in the Restrepo neighborhood was both a cultural experience and a very tasteful one, too.
We tasted quite a few fruits that were unfamiliar. They included Lulo, Guanabana, Pithaya (Dragon Fruit), Granadilla and more.
We followed the market experience with a tour of the graffiti and street art in Bogotá. We were led by a local artist, Monica, who gave us a history of the art. She began with the first wall mural that was commissioned. It was a wall near a homeless encampment entitled “The Kiss of the Unseen Ones”.
Most of the art has a message and it was interesting to hear the meaning behind the art.
We ended at a local studio to try our hand with spray painting. I don’t think we’ll be doing any murals soon!
Tim and I ended the day with a walk to find a coffee shop (This is Colombia) that offered to process the cup of coffee many different ways. He smelled the different beans and chose the one he wanted. The barista prepared the coffee right at our table.
Tim & Kathy Simonsen 