Bienvenida a nuestra Sudamerica Aventura Blog!
Hola family and friends, over the following 6 months we will be exploring South America.
We endeavour to update the blog fortnightly, so please feel free follow our journey.
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| The Andes from Santa Lucia |
Both of us were pleasantly surprised by Santiago, especially after the impression we had been given prior to arriving. Flying in, our first glimpse of the Andes was spectacular. True, the city is very smoggy because of the geography but the Andes surrounding the city are beautiful. We spent two and a half days exploring the city with numerous laughs on the first day while getting into the tourist groove.
Dumb tourist act #1. Almost immediately upon leaving our hostel Matt stepped in dog poo (too busy looking around). Dogs roam the streets freely in the absence of owners and their plastic scoop bags close behind them.
Dumb tourist act #2. Felt so proud that we ordered our first coffee in Spanish but soon realised that Clarey was the only female in the place and that we were actually in an old-mans club. The well-endowed waitresses should’ve given this away sooner!
Dumb tourist act #3..……we soon received our so-proudly ordered cappuccino’s, that turned out to be a short-black with about 3” of whipped cream on top (served with a straw). Fortunately very tasty!
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| Smoggy Santiago - view South from Parque Metropolitana |
A walk up Parque Metropolitana revealed statue of the Virgin Mary and 360 degree views of the city, set beneath the Andes. We later found an iconic suberb called Barrio Bellavista, a very colourful bohemian and student area. This quickly became one of our favourite parts of the city.
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View West from Parque Metropolitana  |
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$1200 Peso Escudo (local ale, 1L for US$2.40), we later found it for 850 peso at a corner shop! |
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| Barrio Bellavista (local markets, cafes and bars). |
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| Santiaguan bum drying his clothes using the metro exhaust system. |
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| Moai Hostel, Barrio Brasil (Santiago city). |
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