Smog and Mountains

We spent 3 days in Santiago and thought it was a pretty cool city. It certainly does big doors on buildings and public parks and open spaces very well ... its just a pity about all the smog.

We went to the pre-columbian museum and saw a whole bunch of statues of cool dudes. The exhibitions were awesome and we´re thinking of going back for another look next time we´re here.

Pidgeons in the Plaza de Armas

We went to two hills made into parks within walking distance of the city centre and had a great day visiting the statue of the Virgin Mary on Good Friday and eating empanadas on the top of the hill in the sun.

Andy vs Empanada - Serra San Christobel

Diego Bar

On our way down we popped into an awesome bar that was a converted casa (house) with a large bar in the central courtyard and dining rooms in the rest of the house. Cath had her first Pisco sour ... and then anudder. Suffice to say, the walk home was a little less brisk than the rest of the day´s walking.

Heading to the Atacama desert tomorrow morning.

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Cath & Andy on April 6, 2007 from Santiago, Chile

from the travel blog: A journey to the alter and South America

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