Piero's Hotel Vina del Mar

... and Rosemarie for over 20. Rosemarie is from Canada and proudly shared that she met Wayne Gretsky once. Few people in South America can talk hockey, a skill that I learned from living with Mandy. <br><br>I went to church with them today, which is good because I haven´t been to church in a long time and have missed it. This church has a large population of British Chileans so the service was bilingual and the congregation contained a mix of hair, skin ...

... osjecam super. grad je pun palmi, uz plazu se nalaze standovi s nakitom, torbama, carapama (morala sam si kupit vunene carape jer iduci tjedan idem u atacama pustinju gdje temperatura preko noci bude ca. -8)... jela sam churros, neko jaaako slatko pecivo s punjenjem slicnim karameli. ovdje je inace sve uzasno slatko (sokovi npr.). nisam jos nijednom jela vani tako da ne mogu reci da sam probala nesto tipicno cileansko :-/ <br><br><br><br>

... Germany as well. Unfortuneately, I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside the house, but I enjoyed every second of it. The house was four stories high. One floor was the bedroom, another was the living room and dining room, and the top was his study. All the rooms had really neat drawings, paintings, and artistic furniture that he liked to collect. He loved the sea but wanted to live on the land. He had many windows to look out at the sea and at all of the ...

... early tomorrow. Luckily, we fiddled around with it for a while, and Scott managed to get it more or less working again. Then, our driver was super-nice and helped us find a camera store in Vina del Mar where they were able to take the lens apart and clean it properly. Camera rescued, we set off to accomplish a few other missions. Chris was successful in finding a new electric shaver, after his broke on the first day in Santiago, thus preventing him ...

... the high-rises were decaying, and the aforementioned all-pervading stench present in Valpo was even worse here. There was an inlet from the ocean that had been completely blocked off from it, turning it into a fetid swamp. A carpark right in between said swamp and a famous casino was the staging area for horses and carriages that carried tourists around the city, it was where they were fed and watered and where I assume they did a ...

... true - when we ran into DH&amp;M last night, they also mentioned coming across a one-eyed man. We laughed, because maybe the one-eyed man is really some supernatural being, after all! My meal came to $44 CAD, including my share of the wine - unreal! This was less than half the price of the equivalent meal back in Calgary! Feeling too full, it was fortunate that we had to go downhill, because BH&amp;M simply rolled me all the way back to the hotel ...

... not, shiny and happy compared to Valpo's run-down feel. I usually like that feel of faded glory, but not always, especially not when I can upgrade for free. Vina is not expensive at all, certainly not like Copacabana, its sister beach resort on the opposite coast. I'll come back for the film festival next week. It may not be 'Grade A' like Mar del Plata running this week in Argentina, but that means 'Hollywood', even if they have an ...

... guy, speaks English, and very helpful. We are now having breakfast, listening to Jazz, and planning our next 10 days with Kris. Notes on the Best of Argentina The people Salta cabra dulce de leche the steak The busses Norte crafts The sound of the language Posada Don Juan, Tilcare 11 course meal at La Vinerria de Gaullterio Bolivar inexpensive good wine Canyon drive between Salta and Cafayate

... internet at all so gotta make the most of it while its available! we are in valparaiso, had a shower, sun is out yay! and were just gonna walk around and decide what to do over the next few days..! ciao for now! ps if anyone has skype let me know, cos then we can talk for free, alternatively you an just register for free and as long as you have a headset (something to hear with and speak into) we can chat for free, both joe and i have it so the possibilities are endless