Having got up early intending to walk the city I found myself at breakfast talking to a crazy Aussie girl called Katrina who was planning on doing the same. So the two of us paired up and headed off together. Firts stop was Cerro Santa Lucia , a hilltop sancturary with some amazing fountains and a windy staircase going all the way to the summit, some 600m above us.
The walk itself was not too difficult but little did we know the true challenge was yet to come ... getting out of the park on the other side of the hill. No matter which exit we tried the gates were both chained and padlocked and even the resident gardener could not help. After a slight panic thinking we would be locked in for the rest of the day we finally found an exit that was open but to pass through we had to endure a gauntlet of industrail sprinklers which left us absolutely soaked thru to the skin, and the locals laughing at the stupid gringos.
The rest of the day was spent doing the tourist bits, and taking photos of the old architecture including the magnificent presidential palace. Along the way we kepy bumping into a couple of other English bods ... Lydia & Ed ... brother and sister from London/Oxford. It´s amazing how easy it is to make friends when you are travelling on your own.
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