Apart Hotel Mary Elizabeth Vina del Mar

Day 60 - Travelled from Valpo to Vina - all of a 6 mile trip. Different place however, all beaches and casinos (well, one casino at any rate). Had a good look around, went to the main gardens, main square, Easter Island museum, beaches etc and found a reasonable hotel through hostelworld. Had conger fish (eel?) for dinner - very nice. A nice half litre of Carmenere and a few bottles ...

... class, I went home to rest a bit, and then my Intercambio Idiomas group (which consisted of Fernanda, Crystal, David, and I on that night) met up at 6 PM to head over to Renaca to walk along the beach and eat some food. Even though it was dark when we arrived to Renaca, it was still beautiful. The lights of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar twinkled in the moonlight while we walked in the sand listening to the crashing waves coming closer ...

... na 17. katu i sve sobe imaju stakle zidove (tj. dva zida su staklena, dva obicna). u stanu ima 4 sobe, ogroman dnevni boravak, tri kupatila i barem 2 balkona (nisam sigurna). nakon one bijede sto sam vidjela u valparaisu, ovako nesto me iznenadilo. nekako su mi sve te okolnosti malo paradoksne. za nas ovako neki stan (u kojem zivi on sa sestrom, bratom i dadiljom) zvuci kao nesto wow, a opet s druge strane, imam osjecaj da ova drzava zaostaje za nama ...

... of local life within the restaurants. We were warned by numerous locals throughout our time in Valparaiso to avoid particular areas at night and not to walk up and down the steps that join numerous roads and houses throughout the city. We took their advice and didn't have any incidents other than the adrenalin-pumping night where we were followed closely by two older men with bats. Luckily we recognised the situation in time and hurriedly made our way to a busy and well-lit part ...

... bains de soleil sur la plage et la mer pour jouer dans les vagues, le casino, les restaurants et le shopping.<br><br>Autant dire que je n'y suis pas resté très longtemps, il n'y a pas grand chose à voir ou à faire! Ceci dit, il y fait bon vivre. Le premier jour, je me balade le long de la plage qui est noire de monde, je flâne dans les rues commercantes et je vais manger une glace pour mieux ...

... coast of the U.S. When the canal opened in about 1914, the importance of this and other South American ports was greatly diminished. Now it serves the growing Chilean export of fruits and vegetables and the cruise industry. There were 2 ships in port in Valparaiso, the NCL Sun and the Celebrity Insignia. The cruise registration was in a warehouse-type building in the commercial port area. The entire ...

... but I just know I was glad we made it through because I'm getting up there in absences from class and I forgot to tell my program that I was leaving the city... or country. I got back at 8:30am this morning to face my rough "10 hours of class Tuesday". I'd be lying if I said I made it to all 10 hours. I just have this week and next week and I am DONE with classes, I am pumped. I bought my tickets to Peru, so there's no stopping me now. I just ...

... dinner, the completo, which is a hot dog covered in mayonaise, chopped tomatoes and guacamole. Not a gourmet experience but it is justifiably popular in this country. That day was our last night in Valpariaso, the next day we left to go back to Santiago, where we would be starting our language course soon, but we have really good memories of Valparaiso, and the people we met there, hopefully we will be able to meet up with them further on our trip in Chile.

... book "The Road", and Vina Del Mar did have a post-apocalyptic look to it... Ahhh, you know I love a bit of bleak!! As a cutesy antidote to that, I walked to the sea and saw a seal playing in the waves! Awwwww, sweet! Something for everyone.... I am off to La Serena tomorrow night, which is further north. I am getting my first overnight bus, and arrive there on Wednesday at 0545. It won´t be a pretty ...

... and consisted of pears, English muffins, cheese and ham and something like coffee cake, and pear juice. South Americans love their fruit juices but the pear juice was awesome. I know I could never get something equally good like it in Canada. My exploration of the city started with some of the more popular landmarks--the Palacia Rioja, the Quintana Vergana--both beautiful massive colonial era manors. I didn't feel like doing any tours and really seeing them from ...