Today we headed out with the kids to the Parque Metropolitano in the middle of which is a very high hill or a short mountain called San Cristobal. We took the metro with the kids. We felt pretty comfortable with it since R had shown us the ropes the day before.
              This is the view from a park at the metro station. The city is surrounded by mountains.

We took a taxi to the top as we didn't want to wait in line for the funicular which is an incline train.                                                Here is a view from the top.

Very smoggy especially in winter as it is in a valley and the winds don't seem to blow it away.
Near the top is Immaculate Conception chapel


And at the very top is a large white statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Inside the base is a small chapel with a crucifix and a large Bible and some beautiful paintings.

Here is the tallest building in South America. The top is not quite finished but the bottom has a 6 story mall which we visited yesterday.

                                               And here is what the funicular cars look like
And finally back to the beginning of our excursion - Los Dominicos - a convent for which the metro station is named. Tomorrow - a trip to the  Plaza de Armas and the national cathedral.