Colombia linda!

Wow....Colombia is a blast! We arrived in Bogota a week ago and ever since it has been the best of times! The hospitality we encountered here is incredible. When we got to Bogota we had only three shows confirmed. Now it looks like we're gonna play seven shows in Colombia.
Last friday we played in Bogota in a rehearsal space and it was absolutely crazy! The place was small but packed and the energy of the crowd was incredible! It didn't even matter that one of the guitar amps broke during one of the last songs. Everyone enjoyed the singalongs, crowdsurfs and pile-ons.
The next day we took a plane to Medellin. At the airport we got picked up by our friends of "Son De Arena" which we got to know in Cuba two years ago. It was the most beautiful welcome I ever experienced! Their whole band came to pick us up at the airport and they brought their traditional drums and pipes to play us some welcome tunes. It took us about an hour to drive to Marinilla and it was just one insane ride! During the whole trip they played traditional songs in this tiny van. Beers and aguardiente were passed around and before we even got to Marinilla everyone felt kinda dizzy, but in the best possible way! And it got even better: the guys from Son De Arena rented a finca for the weekend! It was located a little bit out of town on top of a small hill and was surrounded by a nice garden with orange trees and offered a beautiful view on the Marinilla area! And when we got there, there was already a lovely smell coming out of the kitchen. And just a couple of minutes later we got served the best colombian style homecooking food that you could imagine! It was so delicious and it was a lot. So after the meal everyone took a little nap.
Later in the evening we played at the Ocelot Bar in the city of Marinilla. It was a saturday night and the town was really busy. The streets were massively crowded and the traffic was insane! Just standing in front of the bar and looking at the scenery was like watching a movie.
Anyways, at some point it was time for us to finally play and like in Bogota it was one insane experience! People danced their asses of, sang along and went totally crazy! So far we never came across such enthusiastic crowds as in Colombia! We're so excited about the next shows to come!