Montecarlo Santiago

... tried to sneak into the stadium with some other Chileans. I got thrown out twice the second time I actually saw the stage but security caught us after a movie-like pursuit. I will remember this night forever as I have a scratch on my elbow that will scar from climbing the 20 foot walls that surround the stadium complex. It was an experience even if I didn't see any of the concert. So it is here that I have decided to cut my trip a little short and I have a flight this ...

... the building is heavily guarded. We then go to the picturesque hill in the centre of the city. We stop for a bottle of beer in several bars along the way, and Madame tells us a little of her life story. We talk about traveling, and what we hope to see during our time in S.America. We visit the central library and further historic buildings. The current president is leaning towards tourism, and there seems to be a ...

... weight limit.( Ryanair anyone?) Strike 3, the plane from BA to Montevideo, Urguray, is on a plane that I swear was Branniff's from 1968! Even tho it was a 40 minute flight, $2 for a soda or $6.00 for a sammy? Yikes! Strike 4, in Montevideo, the monitor says gate 6 for the flight to Santiago, All English speakers are sitting at gate 6 waiting and strangely, there aren't any South Americans around. They are all clustered around gate 4 for a flight the monitor ...

... The highest point in Santiago has a statue of the Virgin Mary that overlooks and watches over the city. The views of the city are quite nice if there's no smog - that's a big if, since the smog really does take away from the views like it did today. I was also astounded as to how big the city of Santiago is, while being equally appreciative of the ...

... seen us on Brazillian TV celebrating the 2nd goal - famous at last! The atmosphere wasn´t as intimaditing as we´d anticipated, not understanding the Portugese and Spanish swear words helps. We were however, surrounded by armoured guards - who looked like teenage mutant ninja turtles - and locked in the ground for 30 minutes after the game until the home fans dispersed. Looking neither Chilean or Brazillian we were pretty safe either way ...

... was also some sort of machine versus nature battle going on between the cable cars and the trees, whuch made the journey a little hairy as the branches pounded along the sides of the cars!! The journey itself did offer us some fantastic views over Santiago however, and we managed to survive the trip, so it wasn't all bad! At the top there is a really large outdoor swimming pool that looked very inviting. It was quite expensive to ...

... subconsciously, I think I've always known that doing so makes the trip seem to last longer, and it's always been my method of prolonging the good times. Back at the hotel, everybody was assembling for another group dinner, this time at Il Siciliano, an Italian place not far from Como Agua Para Chocolate. Wade wanted to share a bottle of wine but I declined, since I found it way too hot to be drinking. I opted for a so-so melon juice ...

... s new friend suddenly recoiled in shock. <br><br>It turned out that her boyfriend (seated next to her) grew up in the same village as Katie, and their families knew each other!<br><br>In fact I counted Katie using the phrase "how mental" AT LEAST 20 times in the next 5 minutes ...