Breakfast with a view

It wasn’t quite so noisy overnight, so we slept better. We're still on the wrong time, though, so we woke up very early. 

Surprisingly, in the light of how much rain we had yesterday, we woke up to no water in the taps! Bogota is still considered to be in a state of drought. After a uncharacteristic prolonged dry spell, restrictions were reintroduced on September 29th. Bogotá's mayor said, 'The extended dry spell in 2023, which worsened in 2024, has resulted in one of the most severe environmental challenges Colombia has faced in recent years. Concerns are growing over the possibility of Bogotá reaching “Day Zero” — the point at which water supplies could run out completely.' It’s a very scary prospect!

Luckily, the receptionist had warned us when we came back last night, so we had showers and filled our flask and water bottles. We were organised!

At 8am, we went up to the roof bar for breakfast. Today was the only day out of the four we are here that we could take advantage of the included breakfast. On all the other days, we have to leave before they start serving. It was a set meal of fresh melon followed by Huevos Pericos and some kind of pastry soaked in syrup and sprinkled with oats. I didn’t eat the pastry, but the eggs were very good. We enjoyed several cups of Colombian coffee whilst enjoying the view of the surrounding rooftops.Read more