Cities, Holidays and Weekends

We have played around in Santiago for a while (the last 4 days) and have walked all around checking things out. Besides seeing lots of pretty sites, I broke 7 years of vegetarianism on a large plate of meat, which was quite tasty, but was also a large shift for me.

We are doing a semi good job absorbing the culture, but city life seams somewhat separated and distant; besides ordering food or purchasing things, and outside of the hostel, it is quite easy to exist without speaking a word to other people. Although we are searching out ways to involve ourselves culturally, it is very comfortable to exist in the Tim/Ellen shell (especially when lots of things are closed during the holidays). Well, here are some pictures of the last four days: Tim

We are on our way out of Santiago today and heading for Argentina. We had a nice time in Santiago and met a lot of interesting travelers. Many of which are traveling around the world. A couple of nights ago I had bedbugs and woke up with a bunch of awful, itchy, red bites on my body. They have been driving me crazy!! The nice part was that the owner moved us to another room and gave us 2 nights free of charge.

Last night was New Year's Eve. The owner of the Hostel cooked us all a big meal and we sat around playing cards and talking. As it approached midnight we all walk to the main drag in the city where everyone was gathered. It was crazy, there were cars and buses park all over the place and the people were all having a great time. There were drinks and confetti. And as we rolled into the new year fire works went off. It was very contained even though there were no regulations and no police, just the entire city celebrating together! Enjoy our few pictures, they took quite awhile to upload and we need to get moving. Happy New Year everyone and thanks for all your posts and messages. L

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