Hotel Kennedy Santiago

... Spanish subtitles for everyone to help them understand what was going on, didn´t really help us though. One thing Kate thinks the Theatre could improve on is the Interval drinks, we only had the option of Fanta, Sprite or Coke, not quite the same as the Theatre back home. The Opera had a happy ending and we both really enjoyed ourselves and we talked about what we thought had happened on the way back to the hotel.<br><br>We had missed the ...

... must be administered. After an hour or so, Sven is informed by some stern faced stuffed shirt that he is minded to be lenient in this instance and will levy a fine of millions of Chilean whatevers (US$210). Not having any stupid Chilean whatevers, Sven is marched to a cash machine that spews out a thick wad of notes and penance is duly paid. Welcome to Chile!<br><br>Finally, when we get to our B&amp;B, Nilontraro ($40 per night), poor Debbie is as sick as a dog ...

... then covering it in clay to make a mould. They baked the clay and the wax melted away and then they filled the mould with gold.<br><br> For lunch we went to the Central Market to eat, where we both had fish and salad which was delicious and it was a really Chilean thing to do as there wasn't another tourist in sight. In the afternoon we climbed up a hill (Cerro Santa Lucia) in the centre of town which was covered in a maze of ...

... area we are staying in kinda has a mix of Cuba St meet Arrowtown - narrow streets with cafes all out on the streets lined with autumn trees. The buildings can be quite elaborate with their big doors, lamps and decorative concrete facades. And painted some fairly bright colours at ties which is a relief from the dry brown and smog that colours much of everything else! currently the streets are filled with Chileans ...

... there was no drinking allowed at the show because it was nationally / internationally televised. Santana played amazing though (because he was on tv) and the light show was one of the better ones I have seen. Ryan and I were the only ones dancing... but I think we inspired others to and maybe we got on tv! The next morning Ryan helped me to the bus station and I went to Santiago to meet up with my ISA program ...

... a series of 16 hairpin bends on the roads, with tiny trucks and cars driving round them below us. There were tunnels through the rock everywhere, and lakes and streams and ski resorts - it was extremely beautiful. Damo´s dreams finally came true when we arrived in Mendoza, as the hostel gave away free wine all day, he made a very good stab at trying to make back the cost of the room!! We went on a wine tour to a very large commercial winery and a smaller one, as ...

Today was one of those surreal days. We had our flights to Chile and in doing so, crossed the International Dateline. This made our 28th January.....38 HOURS LONG!! Weird or what?! We were up at 7.45am *Aussie Time( to get a shuttle to the airport to catch our 10.45am flight. We stopped off in Auckland first for an hour, before re-boarding the same plane over to Santiago. The flights themselves took about 15 hours, but we landed in Santiago at 12.25pm!!! So we ...

... I had canceled our reservation because I had read reviews indicating that it was pricey, touristy, and only so-so, but still wanted to go tonight because it was a good chance to get to know the others. The taxi ride over was a rip-off, as usual, so things didn't start off that great. And while the restaurant was beautiful, the food was average, at best. The restaurant offers a nice ambiance, but terrible value. I did find it amusing that the ...

... we looked up to see a few nutters doing a 'bungy' jump (leaping off with a harness connected to huge rubber bands!) from the top of the tower, and then ventured inside for a rather less risky stroll around the 360 degree observation deck. <br><br>This was the America's Cup harbour area which we walked around yesterday...<br><br ...

New<br>zealand was absolutley amazing! We spent 5weeks in the south and 2weeks<br>in the north, and we also visited a seperate republic of jkst<br>30people.(see pictures for border control) we got our passports stamped<br>and everything.<br><br>Well, when we first arrived in christchurch, we were met by my mum<br>and dad(toby) and jane and ian, which was really nice to see them. We<br>went straight ...