Rq Santiago Suites

... bonded family circle, the church followed the Greek and Roman civic custom of allowing easy divorces.&#8221;<br><br>- &#8220;For at least four centuries Christianity was like hot metal being poured from furnaces into moulds of varied shapes. Sometimes a furnace almost exploded or the fire was put out. Often the furnaces were remodelled and many times they were enlarged. The moulds were changed again and again ...

... were both good, particularly the Pre-Columbian one. Then we went to the cinema... mainly because we had endured 4 Spanish films on the bus and partly because not much was happening.<br><br>The next day we did the city walk out of the guide book (with our own 4 hour detour!). We went to a local artezan market and then to a mountain in the middle of the city. Fancy staircases lead to the top of the mountain, where there were excellent views of the city. Next stop ...

... around and quite a few English speakers- a small victory since most tourists around here are from France, Germany, or Brazil. One of the hostel's employees used to be a cook and was making ceviche for the hostel crowd tonight. I watched and tried to learn, but I had to leave the kitchen because all the chopped onions hurt my eyes. I told him about my goggles trick for cutting onions and he just laughed. I think I like this place after all.

Only five more days until Rachel arrives! Hooray!!!!! It rained today. A lot. I had a little yummy pizza for lunch. And a beer. Booked beds in hostel in Cuzco. Nearly time to fly again. It is so freaking cold!!

I arrived in Santiago on March 30 via Iquique, a coastal Chilean city that - from the view from the airport - consists of sandy mountains that are situated approx. 400 meters from Pacific Ocean, giving you the feel as if you were on a desert planet in a Star Wars movie. The larger (7mm people in the region) city of Santiago was quite different, however, with a much more modern feel than any other I had visited thus far, with a thorough transportation ...

... a week for an hour and a half each time... I've got three sections of beginner English level students and two sections of intermediate... so just two different sets of lesson plans to prepare. We have been provided with curriculum to teach according to the textbooks they've adopted... but the books won't come in for a few weeks... hmmm... oh well, at least I can use the teacher editions I've got to base class around so they can be prepared for the ...

... to be known as Cyclo) kicked the lad in the ribs. At this point the pick-up driver (now to be known as Picko) intervened, but then kicked the lad himself!! If this is the National Health Service in Chile, I hope I don't have any accidents!! Then Cyclo and Picko were both kicking the lad!! Cyclo even kicked the poor kid square in the nuts!! He was probably only just old enough for his balls to have just dropped, then Cyclo kicks them back up again!! From where we were standing ...

... guy lounging in the shade at a gas station that the proper way to the border crossing to Chile was not far and the road signs were very clear. The only problem was that there was a 11000 foot mountain in the way. The drive was spectacular with beautiful snow capped mountains and huge lonely plains that spread out in every direction. As gorgeous as the drive was, it took 3 hours longer than anticipated.<br><br>We arrived in the first ...

... lunchtime, and back to Gonzo´s apartment for a week, and it really does feel like home! We´ve just done some laundry maintenance, and are looking forward to a relaxing evening in. Tomorrow we will be working out how to get to Valparaiso for a couple of days.

... a few packets of warm mayo on his McDonald's burger yesterday. Didn't he see "Supersize Me"? Also, we haven't had a lick of milk since we've arrived. Maybe it's because the milk is in the cereal aisle on the shelf, warm as the air. I don't understand. So yesterday (Christmas Eve), we left Walter's early afternoon after going to the store and piling up on booze. We took the subway to the Marriott!!! Yes, maybe it's cheating but oh...it's soooooo ...