Blogs from Santiago Region, Chile, South America - page 135

Hola familia y amigos! Estoy bien. Hoy vi mucho en Santiago, fue al Palacio Presidencial La Moneda, Pasea Ahumada, Plaza de Aramas, la bonita Catedral y el Mercado. Comi en mercado tambien, comi pescado. Despues almuerzo fuemos al Museo de Arte Precolombio, fue muy interesantey tiene mucho arte diferente. Despues de los actividads una amiga y yo caminamos la ciudad para helado y finalement recibimos al MsDonalds, quiemos helado de tienda de ropa pero no los encontramos. I hope you all understood that, even though it has some mistakes. But todya was a pretty busy day, we went to the Presidential Palace, she doesn't live there any more but it is where she and other government officials work. But I had fish in the market and I liked it a lot, which is good because of ... read more

After the intially daunting experience of arriving in Santiago with no Spanish and no real idea of the value of the Chilean peso, I spent the next five days there to find my feet and build up my resistance to being fleeced - I would have been a very soft target that first night. Without going into too much detail, I found Santiago pleasant enough for a few days, and a good safe place for a greenhorn backpacker to become accustomed to his lifestyle change, but at the same time it lacked a whole lot to do and see. I have been told by friends who have travelled to Europe that one can get 'all museum-ed out' and I reached that point halfway through the first museum. Perhaps that is an obtuse observation, but I imagine ... read more

Nyt on laukut purettu, ja malttaa istahtaa kirjoittamaan kuulumisia täältä. Matka alkoi Helsingistä, josta se jatkui Pariisin kautta Santiagoon. Matka meni yllättävän mutkattomasti. Saimme ménut, joista sai sai valita toisen kahdesta mukahienosta kolmen ruokalajin menusta. Käytännössä sai valita, ottaako lihaa vai kalaa. Istuinten selkänojissa oli näytöt, joihin sai valita mieluista katsottavaa. Korvakuulokkeet olivat kuitenkin niin huonot, ettei puheesta saanut mitään selvää. Päädyinkin katsomaan ranskalaista leffaa tekstitettynä. Lento tuntui yhtä pitkältä kuin julkisoikeuden luento.Yöllä herätessäni kävin juomassa mehua, ja samalla vessassa. Samassaa jostain varjoista ilmestyi mehukärrylle sellainen sarjamurhaajahenkinen hollantilainen, joka puhui ihan pehmoisia sellainen vähemmän sympaattinen kiilto silmissään. En jäänyt kuuntelemaan pidempään, vaan toivotin hyvät lennot ja menin p... read more

Moria's Journey Steph and I have had a lovely week in Chile. After Valparaiso, we checked out a northern beach (RuÑeca) for Steph´s I´m-visiting-from-New-York-where-it´s-cold benefit and then roamed the botanical gardens in ViÑa del Mar. Then we traveled south to Talca and what is perhaps the nicest hostel ever. I had to remind myself our dorm beds were only $12, so I wouldn´t feel like a spoiled brat spending big dough to stay at a resort. We had a pool, the food was yummy, and there was a petting zoo. On our second day we rented bikes from our hostel, so we could explore a local vineyard or two. Our excursion seemed to be doomed. First, Steph led us in the wrong direction for half an hour or so (I accept partial blame for not checking ... read more

Much as we like the Casa Roja where we are staying, we haven't been sleeping too well because of the constant noise of people walking around upstairs or using the ladies bathroom right next to our room. On consecutive nights we've been woken up at 5 o'clock in the morning by a group of Brits detailing every moment of their conquests that night, or at 2am by a couple of Spanish girls practising a 2-part harmony for some bizarre reason. Needless to say we've been getting a bit ratty. Not even earplugs can fully drown it all out as the noise just seems to echo and bounce of the walls of this massive old house. Hmmm. As a result of all the insomnia, we didn't actually wake up until gone 11am this morning meaning that by ... read more