Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile
Valparaiso 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.
Tags: Santiago, Travel, Valparaiso
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March 8th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Such beautiful pictures.
Hey – is that Viking restaurant the Santiago version of Medeival Times in Rutherford, NJ?
March 8th, 2006 at 3:37 pm
more fantastic photos! I’m so glad you got these posted.
March 9th, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Jules, that restaurant is called Los Vikingos. Everything on the menu has the word “viking” in it. Viking ceviche, viking hamburguesa, viking vino. The furniture is covered in faux fur and horned helmets are everywhere. I don’t know what the connection between Vikings and Santiago is, but the restaurant was hilarious.