Mount Monserrate Bogota

Bogota , Colombia

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  • Worth doing, but make it quick

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    shawnbuckle 7 contributions Toronto, Canada Dec 16, 2011

    On an overcast day or night, there is not a ton to do. A few souvenir shops and family-run cafeteria's, but other than that, not much.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

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  • 1

    To the colder capital Bogota - a must visit

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    After the night journey from San Agustin that went seamlessly, we arrive to a pretty bad hostal and I discover the very cold weather of Bogota.

    We head to the La Candeleria area, which is the older part of Bogota and visit the Museum of Gold. It was really interesting, except my eyes kept closing as I was tired. I never sleep much on …

  • 2

    First impressions of Bogota

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    Well it's been ok so far.. The trip from the airport to the hostel was
    an eye-opener, went through the red light district and it just looked
    like Bogota was populated with homeless people and really run down
    buildings.. Made me wonder what to expect. Then I arrived at the
    hostel and I wasn't quite sure if the taxi driver got my …

  • 3

    The cold and wet high city...

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    It's raining...a lot!

    ...and it's cold!

    ...not enjoying that...

    Bogota is the world's third highest city at 2,625 meters above sea level...and having had bad experiences with altitude previously on Mount Kilimanjaro there was a certain feeling of trepidation however we both appear to be standing up to it well.

    …

  • 4

    When in Rome.....

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    To get to Santa Marta airport you can catch a cab at $15, get a shuttle for about $10 or catch the local buses for $1.40! that's 2 buses, one from Taganga, which drops you off at the stop for the airport bus. The bus takes about an hour from Santa Marta. Our flight was delayed which was good as it meant we could catch up with our friends Kirsty and …

  • 5

    Brogoto

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    Well, I have my computer now. I am at risk of becoming a writer, or attempting to anyways.

    Traveling can be exhausting, as can writing about it. So, I digress. Such is the risk of reading blogs. They're not always thrilling tales of adventure and romance. Sometimes they're just pure diary-ria. You have to remember, dear reader, that is …

  • 6

    Bogota

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    Bogota has a bad brand that it needs to live down, but it's doing it. It's an up-and-coming city in an up-and-coming country. However compared to Medellin or Cartagena, there's not a lot going on. We usually like the big, capital cities of countries that people easily dismiss (see Sao Paulo), but Bogota didn't do it for us.

    First of all, …

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    Big city life....

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    ... people and see enough bars from the inside for a month. Further I did the touristy stuff, enjoyed the nice view from Mount Monserrate, went to the historical quarter, visited the gold museum and went to a giant underground cathedral built in a saltmine. ...

  • 2

    Bogota

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    ... to see. Since we're not big on museums, Bogota didn't offer a lot of stuff to do outside, on the streets. The trek up Mount Monserrate was neat since it was decked out in Christmas lights, but once up there there wasn't a lot to do especially since the ...

  • 3

    First impressions of Bogota

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    ... 's in America around the race to develop dreadnoughts, naval supremacy and espionage - easy reading). Tomorrow I think I'll go up nearby mount monserrate via cable car and get some proper panoramic shots with my film camera, then maybe go to the Gold ...