This is me in front of the Mona Lisa. Obviously it is not the real Mona Lisa--we are too poor. No, this is the Mona Lisa as painted by Fernando Botero, Colombia's most famous artist. He has a particular...shall we say, style? And by that I mean that he paints and carves fat people and things.
Today was full of visits as well as a quick trip around Bogota's historic center. After sleeping in for a while we met up for lunch with Maria Angelica and her grand-daughter. I had the chance to teach them during my mission, and they're doing really well. She's become the 1st counselor in the stake Relief Society! We'll be having breakfast with them tomorrow, so more (better) pictures will be coming.
We also went to Bolivar Square, the very center of the city. There lies the main cathedral, as well as the Colombian supreme court and congress. Their equivalent of the white house is just a block away. The square was full of pigeons!
We then hit some of the local museums, including the Botero museum that I mentioned earlier. Let's just say that while we tried to be serious art connoisseurs, we found most of his works to be...amusing.
We ended the day visiting with another family that I taught during my mission. Sister Miyriam (spellcheck) and her kids treated me incredibly well, and today was no different. They acted as our tour guides, and made sure that we were well-fed in their home up in Bogota's foothills. They even escorted us all the way back to our hotel!
Unfortunately Luisa, the girl in the picture who is about our age, was pick-pocketed while walking with us to our hotel. While we are selfishly grateful that it wasn't us, it was really aggravating that someone would do something like that. Bogota is a big city, and petty crime is pretty common.
Tomorrow we'll be going to Colombia's gold museum, as well as Montserrat, a monastery that is on top of one of the mountains in Bogota. There we'll have a traditional dinner, as well as some killer views of the city. Be sure to check back tomorrow!
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