Leo Matiz was well-known not just in Colombia, but internationally, as well. He had Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Walt Disney posing but also did documentary photography and more abstract shots.
After admiring Leo Matiz's art work, we explored around Colombia's oldest museum and checked out the other exhibitions it presented.
The brick building, built in 1823, is also very interesting in itself: it served as a prison until 1946.
After the tour and all the posing, we got hungry, so on the way back to north we stopped at a less known neighbourhood of La Macarena. La Macarena is a slightly more bohemian barrio that is full of restaurants mixing between cafés and gourmet restaurants.
The problem that we have faced in La Macarena both times that we've been there is for one part its unfamiliarity to us, but for other, the difficulty of choosing which restaurant! It has a wide international pallette to offer, and you can find anything from Mexican, Italian, French to Asian cuisines, and more.
That Sunday we chose a tiny but cute El Patio. As we got there late, we were lucky to still get food as the place was closing their kitchen.
As friendly as the people were and as cute as the place was, the main course left a bad aftertaste. Daniela and I ordered a pesto pasta which was too al dente, raw even - perhaps because of our late arrival, the kitchen was in a hurry to clean up and close. But still. How long does a pasta take to be cooked? 10 minutes max. Strangely, boys' pasta was better cooked.
After such an enriching day and learning all new things related to my favourite hobby, photography, again, it was time to head home and digest...
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