bogota was far from my favourite city in colombia, nor my favourite capital city in south america, but the view from cerro de monserrate was nothing short of spectacular. before i went to cuba i had already witnessed a similar view when i took a 'party bus' around the city on the way to some nightclubs. on that occasion i decided against taking my camera with me, a wise choice as i consumed so much rum i probably would have struggled with detaching the lens cap let alone taking any decent shots. upon my return to bogota i took the my camera, tripod and the cable car up to 3152m as the sun was on its way down. i couldn't have been greeted by a more majestic vista when i made it to the top. two hours and two podcasts later darkness fell and the lights of the city, stars, planets and moon created an equally stunning illumination.

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bogota was far from my favourite city in colombia, nor my favourite capital city in south america, but the view from cerro de monserrate was nothing short of spectacular. before i went to cuba i had already witnessed a similar view when i took a 'party bus' around the city on the way to some nightclubs. on that occasion i decided against taking my camera with me, a wise choice as i consumed so much rum i probably would have struggled with detaching the lens cap let alone taking any decent shots. upon my return to bogota i took the my camera, tripod and the cable car up to 3152m as the sun was on its way down. i couldn't have been greeted by a more majestic vista when i made it to the top. two hours and two podcasts later darkness fell and the lights of the city, stars, planets and moon created an equally stunning illumination.

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