Alexandra Rodriguez
Medellín, Colombia
Jardín Botánico
This garden is like a museum of plants. They sell picnic baskets for two with a variety of menus, featuring exotic meals like Arabic food, plus seafood, meat, and ham with cheeses. It's a big park where you can make a walk around the gardens each with its own diverse nature. And it's too easy to get there – you take the metro to Universidad station, and walk downstairs to enter.
La Planta Brew-pub
Three breweries in one – Abadía Brewing, TryHopping, and Valle Verde – make up La Planta, which is located on San Juan Street and is a quiet place to enjoy a wide range of craft beers. They also have different shows for your entertainment, like stand up comedy, live music, and DJs, plus beer tastings and very good food. You'll love their traditional beers, seasonal offers, and exotic atmosphere.
Mondongo’s
There are two outposts of this restaurant in town, one in Poblado and another in the Laureles neighborhood. It is very popular and many celebrities come. Mondongo is a special dish from Colombia but in this restaurant you can find many different dishes like Bandeja Paisa, that is a typical plate from Medellín that has rice, ground beef, egg, chorizo, chicharron, beans and avocado. You have to try it if you come to Medellín.
Parque Arví
This ecologic park is located at the and to the Metro Cable for the L line, in Santa Elena, that is like a small town or a village. The difference to this places by the others is that the plan is more adventure because its located inside a forest and the weather is very cold. This place has a walking trails and it's perfect to make a picnic in the day or in the night. they offer some activities that you can check it in the website or in their Facebook page.
Medellín has a history about the violence and drug trafficking that it has had behind, I think that people today discover in this city friendly people, beautiful places and a safe and cheerful environment to meet. When I had just arrived in Medellín I met a sector of the city that a few years ago suffered a terrible war between the guerrillas and the military forces of Colombia, in that war an operation called Orion was carried out, in which many innocent people suffered. Even so, this sector surpassed what happened and offers you an experience full of culture, joy, hope, resilience and love like no other place.
Alexandra is a Colombian native, social communicator and journalist. In her free time she enjoys visiting new places, meeting new people and getting to try new food. Alexa loves to share her favorite restaurants and viewpoints with those less familiar with the city of "eternal spring", she also is open for new suggestions about places of your interest. Coffee lover. Never stop exploring.