Panamericano Santiago

... way towards him, eyes welling up with the happiness of seeing him again, several Chilean taxi drivers begin to swarm, blocking our path. By the time we reach each other, each of us has a small Chilean man hanging onto our arm, and our greeting consists of an awkward kiss on the cheek, over the heads of the two taxi drivers. Not the emotional 'Love Actually' type moment i had envisaged. After sharing in our reunion, it seems only polite to hop in their ...

... more low key is what I had in mind. And this is where we usuaally have our trouble when we travel. I get something in my head that I want or whatever. And sometimes we have been known to wander for an hour, but luckily tonight we stumble upon a wonderfully lowlit, Italian restaurant with old time waiters and warm 1960's paneling on the wall and bulbous lite fixtures. Kev orders ribs from the menu that has English, German and pictures! and I order ...

... a the first night in Santiago (it was closing when we got there), we decided that it'd be our first stop. Essentially, it is a hill with a number of monuments, statues, parks, and fountains that offers good views of the city (though not as much as Cerro San Cristóbal) and serves as a good retreat to get away from the hustle and bustle of Santiago...<br><br>After stopping by a flea market and buying some fresh fruit juice, I ...

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 5:14 AM We have arrived, still a bit confused from the flight and the time difference (5 hours ahead of LA), but we made it to our first point - Santiago Chile. We have been told it would be summer here during this time of the year, but nothing could prepare us for this incredible heat. Once we woke up from the afternoon nap we decided a brisk walk in the sunshine will certainly help to recover from the jet leg ...

I was up early, so as to return to Santiago, but breakfast wasn't available until 9:30 - it looked good, so I wasn't about to miss out on that! Delicious, sweet strawberries on a fresh waffle, some plain crepes (not sure what they were supposed to be eaten with), bread, jam, tomato, good oranges, cheese, cereal, yogurt, and of course, **** Nescafe! I originally wanted to get in and out of there quickly and head to the bus station, but there was a ...

... an einer Metrostation 10 Uhr morgens getroffen. Anschliessend ging es weiter mit der Metro etwa 30 Minuten. Danach sind wir auf einen lokalen Bus umgestiegen der voll geladen war. Nach der 30 minütigen sehr spannenden Fahrt in Richtung Anden mussten wir etwa 35 Minuten zu unserem Kletterspot wandern. Dort hat uns ein schöner Platz erwartet, zwei nicht sehr hohe Felsw ...