diff --git a/python/day08.py b/python/day08.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..02decf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/day08.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from pprint import pprint
+from util import read_input
+
+
+def part1(lines):
+    visible = (len(lines) * 2) + (len(lines[0].strip()) * 2) - 4
+    height = len(lines)
+    width = len(lines[0])
+    for i in range(0, height):
+        for j in range(0, width):
+            if i == 0 or i == height - 1 or j == 0 or j == width - 1:
+                continue
+            tree = int(lines[i][j])
+            visibleFromLeft = True
+            for k in range(j - 1, -1, -1):
+                other = int(lines[i][k])
+                if other >= tree:
+                    visibleFromLeft = False
+                    break
+            if visibleFromLeft:
+                visible += 1
+                continue
+            visibleFromRight = True
+            for k in range(j + 1, width):
+                other = int(lines[i][k])
+                if other >= tree:
+                    visibleFromRight = False
+                    break
+            if visibleFromRight:
+                visible += 1
+                continue
+            visibleFromTop = True
+            for k in range(i - 1, -1, -1):
+                other = int(lines[k][j])
+                if other >= tree:
+                    visibleFromTop = False
+                    break
+            if visibleFromTop:
+                visible += 1
+                continue
+            visibleFromBottom = True
+            for k in range(i + 1, height):
+                other = int(lines[k][j])
+                if other >= tree:
+                    visibleFromBottom = False
+                    break
+            if visibleFromBottom:
+                visible += 1
+                continue
+    return visible
+
+
+def part2(lines):
+    max_score = 0
+    height = len(lines)
+    width = len(lines[0])
+    for i in range(0, height):
+        for j in range(0, width):
+            if i == 0 or i == height - 1 or j == 0 or j == width - 1:
+                continue
+            tree = int(lines[i][j])
+            leftScore = 0
+            for k in range(j - 1, -1, -1):
+                other = int(lines[i][k])
+                leftScore += 1
+                if other >= tree:
+                    break
+            rightScore = 0
+            for k in range(j + 1, width):
+                other = int(lines[i][k])
+                rightScore += 1
+                if other >= tree:
+                    break
+            topScore = 0
+            for k in range(i - 1, -1, -1):
+                other = int(lines[k][j])
+                topScore += 1
+                if other >= tree:
+                    break
+            bottomScore = 0
+            for k in range(i + 1, height):
+                other = int(lines[k][j])
+                bottomScore += 1
+                if other >= tree:
+                    break
+            total = leftScore * rightScore * topScore * bottomScore
+            if total > max_score:
+                max_score = total
+    print('max: ' + str(max_score))
+    return max_score
+
+
+test_input = read_input("Day08_test")
+assert 21 == part1(test_input)
+real_input = read_input('Day08')
+print(part1(real_input))
+assert 8 == part2(test_input)
+print(part2(real_input))
diff --git a/python/util.py b/python/util.py
index 4255962..d319e66 100644
--- a/python/util.py
+++ b/python/util.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 def read_input(path):
     with open(path + '.txt', 'r') as input_file:
-        return input_file.readlines()
+        return list(map(lambda x: x.strip(), input_file.readlines()))