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Beside the Sea
... then we have an amazing fish lunch. Fish soup and freshly caught fish in batter, fresh salad and properly cooked chips. Yum!
I like markets and fresh produce but im a whimp when it comes to buying the stuff. I cant stand butchers especially if its a smelly one so after about 5 minutes standing in the fish market, I start to feel queasy.... although i did enjoy watching one of the woman disembowelling a fish and taking the fillet out. And she did ...
Day 63 – Discovering La Serena
... the famous statues of Easter Island.
A few stores later we found our way in front of the main church in the area. This church houses the archbishop of the La Serena area and it was stunning to see the artwork the church had amassed over the years. It is a newer church, built in 1856, but clearly an important one here.
We followed through the Plaza de Armas (main park) where kids were playing; either feeding pigeons or ...
Day 62 – Humidity at last
... 100. I picked up a half bottle of the first bottle of Fair Trade wine I’ve ever seen. At $6 for a half bottle it’s a little more than I wanted to spend, but I’d later be incredibly pleased with my choice of Merlot.
To get home, we cut through the mall. We passed by all the café’s with the endless stream of cigarette smokers. Though it was definitely time to get a little ice cream treat to help soothe Marie’s sore throat. ...
I've Got My Head in the Stars
... to such amazing telescopes... Lucky people!
We spent the rest of our time in La Serena walking on the beach, eating sea food, and doing a little shopping. Who would have thought that jeans in Chile are long enough for us Alaskan giants. Jessie and I always wondered why everyone in Chile had their pants rolled under.
Off for more beach time in the most Northern city in Chile.
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Starry starry night!
... were quite nice!!
Lunch time now, and it was a fascinating restaurant. The place we ate at doesn't actually use any energy other than the sun, due to this Valley having over 220 days of 25 degree temperatures. They put the food on a metal plate and cover it with a glass screen and allow it to cook in there. They also had one that was used to boil a kettle, i feel is was abit over the top as it took about 2 hours on a very very sunny day to boil one kettle! Id get very ...


