Our flight to Bogotá was smooth and uneventful. The immigration lady wished Judy a happy birthday in advance. We were met at baggage claim, picked up empanadas at an airport food stand and arrived at the Four Seasons in about 45 minutes. I’ll include some bus window shots of the streets of Bogotá, a city of 8 million people, to give you an idea.

Speaking of empanadas, having missed lunch, we walked down the street to Kuma Mya and had four more to tide us over.

We’ve booked dinner at CASA, advertised as a Mediterranean-style restaurant practically next door. We’re calling it Judy’s birthday dinner because tomorrow afternoon we’re doing a foodie walking tour of Old Town and won’t be up for a big dinner. Then Friday, her actual birthday, we have a busy day with a tour-provided dinner. Celebrate while the celebrating’s good, we say.

As it turned out, we ate tapas style, sharing two appetizers, a single main course and a dessert creation. I’ll include a picture of the latter but its decadence really is embarrassing.

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