Villa de Leyva

(DAY217 : Zipaquira - Villa de Leyva: 90 miles)
(DAY218 : Villa de Leyva)


I arrived the year 1572 at around noon. But something must have gone awry because there were cars around.

Villa de Leyva is a cute little colonial town that seems to stand exactly as it did when it was founded. I'm not sure whether if it was this sleepy back then, but unless there's something special going on, this is THE place to do nothing (or sit and drink beer on the street all day like many locals).

My moovy night in Zipaquira had not provided me much sleep thanks to loud trucks passing below my window, so when it came to looking for a hotel, I went as far away from the town center as possible. That was about three blocks. My $16 room was nice and comfy, and I put it to use as soon as I checked in. When I woke up two hours later, the sunny cheerful sky had turned gray and leaky. I started the next day early, and once again under a sunny sky. But in the one hour that it took my eggs to be served, it turned rainy again.










Ultimately I ended up doing quite a bit of nothing in Villa de Leyva. Will need some more movies.