Monserratte

Monserratte is beautiful. We had a very nice day and thoroughly enjoyed it. We took a taxi through the other side of town which was a little bit scary- that is the Colombia that everyone warns about. It is in STARK contrast to the area we live in, there was no security, trash every where, grafitti etc. But when we got to the cable car station it was like another world again. We rode up to the mountain and when we reached the top it was very peaceful. The view is amazing and I think that Angie and Camilo really enjoyed sharing this with us. We ended up eating lunch at a really nice (and pricey) restaurant since the cafeteria was closed on Tuesdays. It was really nice though and Camilo ate so much food that I thought for sure he would hurl. We then went through this alley that had all kinds of souvenirs and such and again spent money. Eveything was reasonably priced so we couldn't resist. After all that we rode the cable car back down and took another taxi back home. I still can't get used to the driving in Bogota, it is downright frightening. We have decided that next time we will video tape a typical drive through the city to demonstrate. We then just did the usual Skyping of family and such. I miss them terribly!