On our last day in Medellin we wanted to check out the Gondola ride to Avia and the Botanical Garden. We set out back to the Metro Station but this time we were much better prepared and didn’t even get lost or ask for directions once!!! We took the Metro to the Gondola and then rode the Gondolas up the hillside to see the entire sprawling city of Medellin. The ride gave us all an incredible perspective of just how large the city is and the location of the city in the valley. Once we reached the top of the mountain we walked around a local market and tried local foods from empanadas to caramels to tropical fruits. After we were done on the mountain we took the gondola back down and rode the Metro to the Botanical Garden. After a quick lunch at the Botanical Garden we started exploring the park, lagoon, and orchid sanctuary. After we strolled through the park we walked outside to find a pack of cheerleaders practicing their moves in the middle of the entry. Lauren and I purchased the delicious looking fruit cups from the street vendors and we all watched the cheerleaders do their moves until in started to rain and we headed back to the Metro. Once back at the hotel we decided to check out one of Jairo’s recommendations and see one of Medellin’s malls. The mall was so large we had to split up to take it all in Kat, Katie, and Jenn explored the food court and McDonalds to see what Colombian McDonalds has to offer while the rest of us shopped the stores. Now we are waiting for our flight to Bogota and explore a whole new city!!!
Gondola ride up to Avia - Kat and Sireenah had to pretend it was a ski lift
The view on Gondola
The girls at the Botanical Garden
The lagoon at the Botanical Garden
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