San Antonio de Pereira

On Sunday I went to San Antonio de Pereira with 3 of my friends. San Antonio is about an hour drive outside of Medellín, it's only 38 km away from the city, but because the area is so mountainous it takes longer to drive with the twists and turns in the road.
San Antonio is famous for their desserts, and for good reason... because they are delicious. The dessert store we went into had these cake like squares, where there were about 20 different flavours you could choose from. So naturally I chose one with chocolate.
After eating some dessert... before dinner I might add (sorry mom!) ... we went to a bar and sat outside at one of their many tables. We had a couple of beers, hung out and just chatted for a while. The area where we were sitting was the main plaza (or area) of the town. It was filled with different vendors selling crafts, clothing, hats, food etc. So it was filled with people on a Sunday afternoon. After the beers we headed to a small restaurant that made incredible pizza. The restaurant was open air concept, with a fireplace structure in the middle. When we sat down they served us a small bowl of popcorn as kind of a free appetizer. Strange, but oddly delicious. We ordered a Mixta pizza, which had salami, bacon, mushrooms and peppers on it. It was thin crush and really cheesy, sooo yummy.
After dinner, we headed back to Medellín. The drive there and back was definitely interesting for me... since Im not use to the way South Americans drive... which is a bit scary, especially when they whip around corners, or are passing other cars on tight roads. I definitely had my hand on the handle above the window for the majority of the trip... holding on for dear life lol.

Before heading back down into Medellín, we stopped at Las Palmas, which is a lookout area at the top of the mountain, which oversees the entire city of Medellín. Since it was dark by the time we got back, the entire city was lit up, and was really beautiful to see.