Nichols Niños: Taxis, Metro Trains, Cable Cars and Buses!

Thursday, January 24th

When we were here in Medellín in 2009, we took a wonderful paseo on the metro and cable cars way up the mountainside. We all had great memories of the trip and Victor really wanted to ride again before he had to leave. Vicky told us that since we were here, a second section of the cable cars had been added and it ended at a fabulous ecological park called Piedras Blancas or White Rocks. We headed out for the day last Thursday.

We had an amazing time again! Vicky was right - it is even better than before. We left the hotel in a taxi, rode the metro train to the edge of town and then got on a cable car to ride up the mountain. At the point our ride had stopped before, we boarded another cable car and continued to ride up the mountain. The view was spectacular - such a mix of beauty and poverty. Every way you look, there are thousands upon thousands of homes all the way up the mountainsides. Truly overwhelming - so many people living in such humble and desperate conditions.

The two beautiful Victorias! They are quite a duo!!!

Getting out of the cable car, we entered the beautiful ecological park called Piedras Blancas. We then rode a bus up to the top of the park where there is a lovely hotel and restaurant. From there we went on a hike through the woods. We saw a few beautiful birds and gorgeous trees and plants. We hiked around the lake, went to the butterfly house, played at the park and had lunch at a cafeteria down by the lake. We then hiked back up to the hotel where Vicky had waited for us. The ride back down the mountain was just as impressive! Medellín is a beautiful city filled with beautiful people!