After many recommendations we headed to Valparaiso just north of Santiago...and were rather shocked when we arrived to find what seemed like another has been city, more like the port of Middlesbrough that an exclusive Chilean holiday destination!! Granted there was some cool Bohemian grafitti around town and some cool old buildings but not so much that I would shout about! So getting there on a Saturday, we thought it would be heaving but the centre of town seemed to be dead, only full of dogs, not a lot else, I seriously think it must be dog capital here / they even chill out on the benches on the streets!! Since there wasnt toio much else to do we decided to have a relaxing afternoon beer, which turned into lots and ended in an all day
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