Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile
Monday, February 27th, 2006Valparaiso sits on a bunch of hills overlooking the Pacific ocean. It’s not unlike San Francisco in that way.
Pablo Neruda’s house in Isla Negra is full of his collections. Here are some of his glass knick-knacks.
We had a lovely sunset our first night in Santiago.
Had dinner in a Viking restaurant.
Santiago is a modern city.
The central market is considerably cleaner than many others we’ve visited on this trip.
This guard paces the courtyard of the Presidential Palace.
Old Minis sit in a Santiago courtyard.
Cerro Santa Lucia (a park) offers great views of the Santiago skyline and a place for making out couples to fulfill their exhibitionistic tendencies.
We had dinner with Laura´s lovely sister, Maria Angelica, who lives in Santiago.