Translation of gourmet in German

Our day came to an end and Samu brought us back to the hotel. We agreed to take a ride with him one more time and that was on the way to the airport. We took his cellphone number just in case.
The different monuments were located in one big compound in the center. Strangely on the same day that we have visited there the prime minister of Thailand came for a visit in the same area.
All taxi drivers recommended that we stay in the hotel, watch TV, refrain from physical effort and drink Mate tea in order to get used to the altitude. We made the mistake and didn't listen to them