In Bogota --Our last day in South America

Art and cathedrals.  A culture that appreciates both and that knows how to live life with enjoyment and verve:  that's much of what we've found in South America.  We spent the day wandering the streets of the old colonial city.  The narrow, winding streets are similar to what we've seen in the other major cities of the old Spanish Empire but still charming.  The pastel colored buildings with red tile roofs and fanciful wrought iron railings never fail to delight.

Amid so much of the old we also found the Botero museum.  He has long been one of my favorite artists but I haven't been exposed to that much of his work.  Imagine my delight at seeing over a hundred of his works; painting and sculptures, and also works of artists such as Picasso, Leger, Bonnard, Renoir and many others.  All the works were donated to by Botero from his private collection and a beautiful museum was constructed to house them.

The Time-Warner Center in New York City has two massive versions of his sculptures that I have always loved and now when I see them I'll also be able to recall the experience of the abundant collection we saw today.