Andy = old - Blogabond

Yep, yesterday Andy turned 30. We are back in Santiago and have been checking out other parts of the city that we missed the first time.

World Trade Centre Sculpture

For Andy´s birthday we started the day with a very cultural visit to the Museo de Bellas Artes, an amazing beautiful old building with plenty of classical and modern art. Then it was time for a coffee and the birthday cake at a local coffee shop before heading out to the Providencia area for some shopping and a ride on the subway. Its incredibly easy to use, fast, cheap and clean and is recognised as one of the best subway systems in the world! It is, however, incredibly busy with over 1 million people using it daily!!!

Andy´s birthday dinner

We had lunch at a bustling Italian restaurant and were fascinated by the speed and efficiency of the staff covering four floors and about 100 tables with only 6 wait staff. The food was amazing and its popularity is well deserved with a great dining atmosphere. We cruised down through the parks that afternoon back to the centre of the city before heading out to Off The Record, a hip and popular restaurant where the President is known to dine. There we had arguably our best meal in South America with an entree of some of the best calamari we have ever had and a main of a shared platter with various meats, stir-fried vegetables, potatoes and a great bottle of Chilean wine. Our photos don´t do justice to how GOOD the meal really was. The atmosphere was like an old cinema with ticket booths as bars and old cinema seats for chairs around the tables and photos of famous people all over the walls. Very cosy and a great way to spend your birthday dinner.

Look! Mountains!!

This morning we awoke to see the bazarre sight of mountains in Santiago! Usually the smog is so thick you can barely see their outline but today, even though still smoggy, at least on the Eastern side of the city, the snow-capped Andes loom large over the city - a magnificent sight and one that many people don´t see.

We fly home tonight and miss Seumas´ birthday due to crossing the dateline, but we will have a beer for him at some stage. Cath has a bit of a cold, we are a bit sad that our trip has come to an end but are also excited about our new apartment and seeing everyone.

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Cath & Andy on May 24, 2007 from Santiago, Chile

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

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