Simon Bolivar Monument

I decided this article to be the last one, because I knew that there was going to be a skating rink, in the Simon Bolivar plaza. I also knew that for sure there was going to be a great Christmas decoration. My family and I are big fans of Christmas, so they went with me. We go to Simon Bolivar plaza, every Christmas. This time I had another purpose besides watching the decoration, and it was visiting Simon Bolivar monument.

When I arrived to the plaza, the first thing I saw was the monument. I have investigated previously, and I found out that this monument was the first public monument erected in the city. This monument was cast in 1846 by an Italian Artist. I investigate this with help of internet. Then I watch carefully the monument. It was such a perfect monument. It was wonderfully done. Half of the people there, were playing, and admiring the view. The other half was watching the monument. It was crazy; I think it is one of the most beautiful monuments in Bogota. It was really important to have a monument to the liberator of Colombia. I found out, when I was searching for information, that the monument I visited, is not the only one in Bogota. As always the Simon Bolivar plaza, was full, I couldn’t even walk properly. I watch the monument, we walk through the plaza, and then finally we got out. It was a nice experience, but definitely I would not go again if the plaza is as full as today. I would prefer to enjoy the plaza with less people.

To conclude I am happy. This experience has been really great. I had the chance to know my city, to know the place in which I wake up every day. Not just only the most well known places in Bogota, not just only the north places of Bogota, but all the interesting places, that I didn’t even know it existed.  I am glad, that now I know more things about Bogota. I definitely do not regret living in this city. Of course there is the insecurity, the traffic, and other problems, but I am happy in here. I hope people could get the chance to know better their city.

Luis Angel Arango

In the process of doing this articles, I have discovered that Bogota is an amazing city. It is full of places to visit and events to go to. I was planning on visiting the private library of the Javeriana University. Because my older sister studies there, and she could take me. Unfortunately, this library is only available for students, so I had to use my backup plan. I decided to visit Luis Angel Arango library. It is in the “Candelaria”. I visited with my father, and my brother. As always, we were avoiding the traffic, (that by these days has increased) so we took Transmilenio, until the closest station, then we took a taxi, until we arrived to the library. My father told us to walk, but it was raining as usual, so we took the taxi. My first impression was really good. I discovered that the library was huge, and that there were many people entering.

This neighborhood was really nice, it had an old but still awesome style. The first thing I saw the church of “La Candelaria”. It was really nice. In front of the library, there was a museum; I think it was the museum of the Colombian artist Botero. Other thing I noticed was that there were these huge stairs, for people to relax, and talk. It was actually a great place for students, or people to sit and appreciate the view. When I entered to this library, I confirm all of my thoughts, it was really huge, I have to admit Julio Mario Santodomingo was bigger, but instead it was really big. The library was so organized, sometimes you got the impression that things are not organize, but this library was shinny. I started walking in the library, and visiting the rooms. There was a room for all the things that you can imagine. I was wondering, why this library didn’t had the mark of “BibloRed” I had seeing that mark in all of the libraries I have visited. My father asked to a guide man, and he explained us, that the library did not own to “BibloRed”, but the Republic Bank. I visited all the rooms, and found out that there were books; I haven’t seeing for a long time. It was a good experience. When we went out of the library, it was time to have lunch, so we went to the nearest restaurant and had lunch.

I have to admit that this was a nice experience, now I feel like I do know my city. I feel like I am bringing this huge amount of information into my head. I do not love visiting places far from my home, but sometimes it is worth trying. The most awesome thing for me was the fact that it is a great place for students, and business people to go. It is a very welcoming place; I hope I will get to visit this library again.