Parking, Parrilladas and Whoppers

 Bogotá at night.

Just went to Santa Fe Shopping Center. The largest mall in Bogota as well as in all of Colombia. It's pretty big, but Colombians like to exagerate how big it is. Colombians will swear that it is the largest in Latin America. However, it is the 4th largest. Sorry Colombians. But it's still big.

I have also noticed the copyright infringment is not as important down here as in the US.

If you look at the menu, they do have a hamburger called a "Whopper." The interesting thing is that there is Burger King like five stores down from Whopper King. They both have Whoppers on the menu. In short, it's a crazy world down here.

Parrilliada! Delicious! Pork, Steak, Chicken, Morcilla (Blood Sausage), Sausage, with Tangerine Juice. In short, all of your major food groups. Can't complain about the food down here. 

Patacón with Chicken with Mushrooms and Guacamole. Patacon is fried plantain. Also delicious. But I prefer the Parillada. :) And yes, it is acceptable to pick it up and eat it like a giant potato chip.

Also noticed something crazy last night that I couldn't believe. Parking. In the U.S. it's normal to park any way you can. Actually, we just consider it a victory if you just get the vehicle between the two lines. Not here. They have standards.

I have learned that at driving school in Colombia, they teach drivers to only reverse park. In other words, put it reverse and back into the parking space. To them it is incorrect to park the other way around. I guess Colombians would rather do the hard part first than last. Cool.

That's all for now. Everything is fine in Bogotá. Enjoying the big city.

Saludos desde Bogotá!