During the time Betty was here we tried to visit some of the typical tourist attractions. I hope I did a good job presenting Bogotá, or Colombia, to her! One afternoon we couldn't decide what to do so I suggested to go to the Botanic Garden, one reason was because I still had it on my "to-do-list". I am pretty sure most people living in Bogotá has not payed it a visit, or if they have it's a long time ago and they did it together with the school. For those of you who wonder, why the name? (Yes, so did I) So, José Celestino Mutis was a Spanish botanist, priest and mathematician who traveled to Bogotá to study the flora and fauna in the 18th century. The garden is named after him in order to honour his work and contribution made to today's knowledge.
When we got out of the taxi we both looked around us and then at each other and our thought was like "eeeh, is it really here". This reaction because there wasn't really a park close by and only old buildings to be seen. Once we found the entrance (which was right in front of us) we were both so positively surprised: in the middle of this hectic city there is a quiet, fresh, green area and just so much nature. We both are from Finland so green nature is important to us. It took us like 10 seconds to be so happy about our decision to go there. It was so beautiful and calm. I could go there again just to forget about the fact that I'm in a city with 9 million other people.
When we got out of the taxi we both looked around us and then at each other and our thought was like "eeeh, is it really here". This reaction because there wasn't really a park close by and only old buildings to be seen. Once we found the entrance (which was right in front of us) we were both so positively surprised: in the middle of this hectic city there is a quiet, fresh, green area and just so much nature. We both are from Finland so green nature is important to us. It took us like 10 seconds to be so happy about our decision to go there. It was so beautiful and calm. I could go there again just to forget about the fact that I'm in a city with 9 million other people.
In the end the park is not massive but just the prefect size to stroll around for two-three hours. There was so many different flowers and so many different species. We took a lot of pictures because it was so fun to use the environment, a bit different form taking pictures from the streets. It's just so different to see how here some flowers are growing in the wild (almost) and back home they are super expensive to buy from a flower shop. Another small detail that nobody here would understand but we were like "wooow, so many of them, and they are so pretty".. If you ever want a quiet moment while in Bogotá, do check this place out, it is worth it!!
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| First thing you see |
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| Hello hello there lillies |
Can you believe how coordinated we (finally) are?!!
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| click! |
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| Found some geese to hang out with |
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