Ladies and gentlemen,
What a day! This morning at approximately 6 AM, we touched down in Santiago, Chile. The flight was more or less uneventful. After going through customs, we immediately took a cab to our hostel, La Chimba, in the Bellavista barrio (neighborhood) in the northern part of the city. We then took a much deserved nappy poo for a few hours.
We woke up around noon and set out exploring. We befriended a theater teacher/actor named Marco who took us all aorund the city. He showed us the University of Chile (the so-called Harvard of Chile which every Chilean president has attended) as well as the Catholic University of Santiago. We also saw La Iglesia de San Francisco (the Church of Saint Francis) as well as the Biblioteca Nacional (the National Library of Chile, the largest library in the country). Beautiful architecture and public art abound in the city.
We also went to a public market and ate some delicious Chilean cuisine, mostly seafood. We must also mention that the the Chilean national soccer team won a championship game today against France, so everyone was in an especially good mood. Right now, we're pretty pooped. We'll probably call it a night soon so we can wake up and do it all again tomorrow...
SHT & MGL
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did you have any chili in chile? hahahhahaha
ReplyDeleteIs your spanish serving you well or are you speaking mostly english with the natives? Buena suerte y feliz viaje!
ReplyDeleteWe´re trying to speak as much Spanish as we can, though many of the people we´ve encountered have had at least a rudimentary command of the English language.
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