A week ago I was again lucky enough to take a trip to another one of the warmer towns outside of Bogota. I got the chance to soak up some sun, work on my tan and spend the day lounging by the pool. It truly was a perfect weekend. This was my second time visiting Girardot, and honestly if I could go back every weekend… I would!
As I mentioned in a previous post (Bogota) one of best parts about living in Bogota is the towns that surround the city. Bogota is 8,675 feet above sea level, and if you leave the city you start to go lower and lower in altitude. Well… as Colombia is so close to the equator, when you go down to a lower altitude .. it gets very hot, very fast, so be prepared for summer-like weather.. So that means you can drive just a few hours outside of the city and arrive to a much warmer climate. And that’s exactly what you find in Girardot.
The warmth of Girardot was a very welcome & much needed change for me. Anyone who knows me knows that I loooove the summer… Well being as Bogota doesn’t really have seasons, beaches or warm weather, a day trip to some nice hot weather was exactly what I needed. I mean this was my first summer that I didn’t even have a summer!
I mean seriously doesn’t this look like a slice of heaven?
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& this is the view on the drive… which really makes it even better!
Definitely an incredible weekend in an incredible place!
