Santa Magdalena Apartments Santiago

... beautiful houses then the housing commission style places too.<br>We had lunch at a place that had a guy serenading us and they did a traditional dance as well.Chilean food isn´t that great...I tried to be adventurous and have abalone and asparagus soup...but they didn´t have any...then I wanted the roast pork and they didn´t have that either.Then I ordered the steak ...

... person or an American so they are very curious to meet me. I am mobbed with stares, hugs and kisses. I feel like a rockstar. Everyone here knows Barrok Obama and now the will know Nakia Ford. I am in pretty good company.<br><br>On Saturday ,June 20th, I went shopping in the Parral down town area with Pilar ( one of the co-english teachers) and her family. She is a good Haggler and got me a good price on a few sweaters ...

... by John Lennon = 15 points for Dre Andres came by the hostel and hung out for a bit too! This morning we got up gorged ourselves on the aforementioned pancakes, eggs, and bread. Then we headed off to meet Andres in La Plaza del Armas for a personal tour of the city. We checked out all of the gorgeous old buidlings, and somehow got into the middle ...

Still driving north along the Pan American highway...we saw the end of this beast when we were in Ushuaia ...covers 2 continents, 13 National borders and 25, 712 KM! And still our big yellow truck drives along it! Santiago, the capital city of Chile was lovely and suprisingly really hot! Out came the summer clothes from the bottom of our bags...we haven`t seen these since Brazil it feels like! We had a nice centrally located hotel which was a lovely change to have ...

We left Mendoza a few days ago to return to Santiago and have to admit we have done very little, except a museum, the zoo and a lookout over the city. I seem to have developed a really annoying cough/ cold. Not sure whether it is actually a cold or just the smog!! Apparently you should be able to see the Andes from the city, but I think we will just have to take the guide books word for it. We´re are staying at a ...

... hill/small mountain in the middle of the city, very lush and green and you can take any of the wandering cobble stone paths to the top which is a castle tower covered in vines from colonial times!! the front is espeically beautiful and has a massive facade of colonial architecture and a massive king neptune fountain- def. the best thing in Santiago as far as I can see!! Actually it was sad to see the thick blanket of smog that covers ...

... to Patagonia but having spent the last couple of weeks in beautiful New Zealand I felt a need not for beautiful things but for old things. I needed my big spacey round eyes to return to normal and felt that, for the moment, I may have seen enough lakes and incredible countryside. No, what I needed now was something old and mysterious. Something to make me narrow my eyes in deepest contemplation... I wanted Peru and Macchu Picchu and couldn't ...

... people will be converging on the city for the big fireworks celebration. Supposedly, tickets book up well in advance during Xmas week for numerous destinations, especially Valparaiso. We had some troubles finding the ticket office and ended up on the wrong floor. On the elevator ride down, some old lady brushed up against me and left a big wet spot on my shorts - I hoped that she was carrying a water bottle which had leaked on me, because I ...

... and get some dinner and wander around our area. <br><br>The one thing I remember about the (pizza!) meal was suddenly realising that we needed to speak another language again, and both of us were completely inept, it was embarrassing.<br><br>We've been listening to Michel Thomas' CDs on our iPods, to try and learn some Spanish ...

... they<br>are all the same price $620. So went to find out about buses instead. I got talking to a taxi driver<br>Mauricio who seemed OK.<br>His English was as bad as my Spanish but we communicated OK and he found me a cheap hotel<br>($30usd/night). He then took me to the bus station to find out about buses to Lima, where I got a ticket<br>for $120usd but doesn't leave until 17th at 10:30am and takes 55 hours ...