To take a break from the craziness that was El Centro, we jumped back on the Metro and got off at Universidad. It's a quiet, spacious neighbourhood housing several museums, the university and the botanical gardens. We often seek out botanical gardens on our travels. Actually, our first date was a rainy walk in the botanical gardens in Sydney over 21 years ago. We have since been to botanical gardens in Argentina, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Singapore. We spent a couple of hours in the peaceful gardens here in Medellin along with the cats, giant lizards and snogging couples.
We learned a new word in the cafe there: "chorro". We guessed (incorrectly) from context that a "chorro" of milk meant a drop, but it actually means a "ton". Lukewarm milk with a hint of coffee was pretty hard to stomach. We were confusing it with una "gota" de leche. Won't make that mistake again.
For lunch we tried a menu ejecutiva which is a set lunch and very cheap. Everything seems to come with some version of fried bananas, rice, avocados, corn, arepas (fried cornbread with cheese) and refried beans. Lovely, but I might get sick of it quite quickly.
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