Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Going out in Bogota

So far, I've been out clubbing 3 times in the last 3 and a half weeks I've been here.  Bogota definetly has some great nightlife.  Here are the places I've visited so far:
1. Hotel V Bar.  The first week I was here, Nelson took me to a friend's birthday party at hotel V Bar in the Zona Rosa (T). The party was held on the 4th floor terrace in the VIP area.  Lots of regaetone, and latin music, plus a bartender that danced on the bar:


 2. Calle 58 #10-32.  The next weekend, I went out with my friend Amalia, her brother and her two other friends to a techno club where another friend of Amalia's was DJing.  The club was in the Chapinero district.  I don't normally listen to techno, but man was it great to dance to all night long:

Amalia, David
blue steel, yet again
Gabriel

Purple techno club


Maria Luisa, Gabriel, Amalia

3. BBC, and unknown club. Last Friday I went out to Bogota Beer Company, and an un-named club in la Zona Rosa (T) (Yes! Bogota has its own chain of British-style pubs, with their own specialty beers).  I went with classmates from the language program at La Javeriana:

Augustin, Yohanna, Josh, Rio, Naoki
 A couple of things I've noticed about nightlife here:
1. People don't go out until about 11pm, clubs and bars are open until 3 am.
2. Buying a bottle at a club is very common, its inexpensive, and anyone can order one from the bar.
3. No one tries to awkwardly rub up against you and dance;  men actually ask women to dance.
4. You should always share a taxi home with someone else, for safety reasons.

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