Bogota...Safety Third!

Safety is definitely not a priority this country.  We have been in Bogota, Colombia for the past few days.  This city is chaotic, disorganized and charming all at the same time.  Matt has been showing me around  and reminiscing about the days he spent here on his mission, the people here are so nice and happy to see us.  Matt waited until we arrived in Bogota to share some near death experiences he has had here, such as; being shot at, being held up, etc...but it's totally safe now.  Right.  But really moms no need to stress, there are police on every corner, we are in the wealthy/safe part of town and we don't leave our hotel after dark.  Last night I actually had a dream that the Colombian government recruited me and Matt to help with the war against the FARC (Colombian drug gorilla group).  Matt says I can not read anymore about Colombia's war against drugs.

After being here for a few days I noticed that EVERYONE stares at us, without shame.  On the bus, in the streets, in the mall, everywhere it's like a stare-a-thon!  I guess they don't see many blond haired, green eyed women, or men that are 6' 4".  I think that because of the stigmas attached to this country the people here are not used to seeing many tourists.

Yesterday we went to a large gold museum, it houses over 34,000 historical gold pieces discovered here in Colombia.  It was very interesting and we saw some amazing pieces.  We also went to a museum that has mainly pieces by Botero, but there are also some Picasso's and a few pieces by Degas.  I love all the chubby people in Botero's work, if you're not familiar Matt's comment was that they look like really chubby babies as adults, see below for proof.

Today we went to these beautiful botanical gardens, they have over 5000 orchids.  They also had a huge rose garden, the colors were so vibrant.  And tonight are the Oscars!  Yay!  We spent about an hour this morning trying to find somewhere that aires the awards in English.  Sadly, we were unsuccessful.   My mom said she would record them for us, but it's not the same!  Oh well, I guess I will just put the TV on mute and enjoy the fashion.  We have our Oscar ballots filled out, we will post below.  Very excited to see if my pics win and can't wait to see what everyone is wearing.  Thinking of everyone wishing we were having an Oscar party!

Oscar Pics:

Actor in a leading role:
Annie: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
Matt: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

Actor in a supporting role:
Annie: Geoffery Rush, "The King's Speech"
Matt: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Actress in a leading role:
Annie: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Matt: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Actress in a supporting role:
Annie: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Matt: Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"

Animated Feature Film:
Annie: "Toy Story 3"
Matt: "Toy Story 3"

Art Direction:
Annie: "Alice in Wonderland"
Matt: "Inception"

Cinematography:
Annie: "Inception"
Matt: "Black Swan"

Costume Design:
Annie: "Alice in Wonderland"
Matt,:" The King's Speech"

Directing:
Annie: David Fincher "Social Network"
Matt: David Fincher "Social Network"

Documentary:
Annie: "Inside Job"
Matt: "Exit Through the Gift Shop"

Best Picture:
Annie: "The King's Speech"
Matt: "The King's Speech"