Seven Girls in Colombia: Day 2 in Medellin - Transportation Adventure + Statues, Shopping, and Spectacular Views = Good Times

Todays adventure started out with the seven of us trying to find the Metro station to get to Plaza Boterra. You would think that between all of us this would be no problem, but we ended up asking for directions four times in the span of 20 min, Rachel got attacked my a bug, and Kat made "friends" with a little dog. Once we finally made it to the Metro and got to Plaza Boterra we started our day of sightseeing. First stop was Boterra Plaza where we saw Boterra like statues, which from what I can tell just means rather plump women and oversized animals. Next we ventured into the shopping area to get a taste of the local life which is code for 3 asians and 4 white girls will not blend in. We got so sick of being stared at we immediately escaped the city and went to Cerro Nutibara. Cerra Nutibara is a small town on a hill that gave us almost 360 degree views of Medellin. We checked out the authentic town and tried authentic fruit smoothies and marshmallow taffy. After we appreciated the views we learned about the transformation of the city of Medellin in the past 10 years from a depressed place to a thriving metropolis through a philosophy of communication and movement. Its always fun to learn a few facts about the places you visit. After the museum we left Cerro Nutibara to try a lunch spot that Lauren found in our guide book called Le Bon (probably the only french restaurant in Colombia). Instead of testing our luck on the Metro again we decided to split up and take 2 taxies to the restaurant. Our taxi driver decided that he would just follow the other taxi to get us to Le Bon, which became very problematic when we had 3 non Spanish speakers with no guide book and no clue of the name of the restaurant in one taxi and the Spanish speaker and all guide books in the other taxi. Luck was on our side though and we spotted the taxi as we approached the restaurant. At Le Bon we met and made friends with owner, Jairo. He gave us lots of information about the area and all the places we should check out. After lunch we walked around Poblado and shopped some of the local stores and then finally walked back to our hotel so we wouldn't push our luck mastering the local transportation. Tonight we are going to check out a popular restaurant and experience some more night life.