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| A military-issue bicycle, which is so appropriate in this bicycle-loving country |
I had been here before, but it's a nice little museum, with free admission.
This polite young soldier was checking ID's before letting the crowd in.
This has to be one of the easier duty assignments in the Colombian military.
Who does love taking pictures of their toddlers handling weapons of war?
The helicopter was a particularly popular photo spot.
For visitors of all ages:
This is a statue in remembrance of the flight of Icarus:
It was within the exhibit on the development of the Colombian air force. I presume this one below is a modern day rendering of "swords into ploughshares," given that modern militaries do not fight with swords, nor would modern people really recognize a "ploughshare." Guns and shovels are more understandable imagery for this metaphor today.
This one, however, does not seem to allude to peace:
Overall, how would rate the Museo Militar?
Agreed.
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