Monday, August 18, 2014

Cleanliness is next to....

Medellin is a striking city for many reasons, but one that we just couldn't get over was how CLEAN it was.

True, we're coming from Panama, where things are definitely not clean. As Stephanie put it after using a pay-to-pee public restroom under an overpass, "That was cleaner than the one at the bank in Panama."

The bathrooms were clean. The metro system was spotless. One day while we were in the city center -- a somewhat crowded and urban-feeling area -- a man was wiping down the phone booths. We passed numerous workers cleaning the streets.

The people of Medellin are definitely proud of their city -- and it shows.



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