Vancouver Hotel Vina del Mar

... jer bi sudbinaa mogla početi da te liječi - krupnim.

Kuca Pabla Nerude nalazi se u Valparaisu, onom mjestu koje me je jucer sokiralo. Ovih dana otici cemo tamo pa cu uploadat koju sliku (ako uspijem spojit kameru s laptopom jednoga dana!)

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Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.


Escribir, por ejemplo: "La noche está estrellada,

y tiritan, azules ...

... fun teaching me all these new words - poh! ha! (Poh doesn't mean anything. They just kind of throw it in whenever they feel like it!)

Today, Thursday June 18, I attended my classes, and a meeting for our excursion where I'll get to do a little wine tasting! (Gerald would be jealous because I know he loved the wine in France and always wanted to go to a winery/vineyard.) Another student, Grant, and I rode el micro ...

... at the Vina del Mar bus terminal.

I got back on the bus and switched my ipod over to my Spanish Berlitz vocab lessons as I checked out Los Andes at noche and the stars in the Southern hemisphere. Our bus arrived 1hr and 40min ahead of schedule at 5am in Vina del Mar. (Now back on EST....Argentina had been 1 hr ahead.) We hailed a cab and the French/Spanglish sign language pulled through again. Cabby had no idea where the Sheraton was and the guide book ...

Valparaiso is an interesting city that has received the UNESCO world heritage label and for a reason. Splendid hill views with funky colored houses and old stylish ascendors from its heyday back in the early 20th century make this a must-see place if you have time to burn in Chile.

... as strong as Yoko's vodka orange which was over 50% vodka! Today I woke up in time for a massive free breakfast at the hostel - bun with cheese, bun with egg, bun with jam and orange juice. Unfortunately after eating all the breakfast I started feeling really sick. Instead of heading out to look around the city I crashed back in bed for another few hours. Once I managed to get out ...

... for but our options were limited and so we stayed. And even though it was pricey, the food was awesome and the wine was perfect. It was well worth the money. Ed and Dave both tried the Ostrich and loved it, but I settled for good old pasta. We had a lovely meal and several bottles of wine and definitely celebrated Christmas Eve in style! Christmas Day dawned a little cloudy but by now we were used to the cloudy mornings and sunny afternoons so we weren't too worried. We had a ...

... for mojitos- and we´re not talking just any mojito- one made with a plant native to Chile called ¨la albahaca¨ which is apparently similar to mint. Can I say that the Mojito Albahaca was muy delicioso?? I loved it A LOT! As the three of us sat there and talked about differences between Canada and Chile, he pointed to a castle up on a hill closeby yet still next to the water, and explained that that is the current president´s seaside property. Very close to it ...

... the entire time, so we didnt get up to much except for some more visiting and the odd night on the town! being in viña is completely different from the city life. everything is more relaxed here and the ocean is visible from anywhere you are, i would compare it to victoria bc in the summer...i could stay here for a very long time. yesterday was our first full day here, so we got up fairly early and went to the ...

... 8 bucks. 8 bucks for a trip to Vina...an hour an a half away! Now, this isn't some shady bus either. They are really nice charter buses with tvs and everything. I was really impressed. Once we arrived there were cab drivers everywhere and they took us straight to the hotel (where I had asked a Chilean friend at work to make our reservation...hey, my Spanish is okay, but it's not that good!). We stayed at Hotel Agora and it ...

... Although the weather here at the moment is a little drizzly. I think this is why I have stayed soo long. Took a harbour cruise yesterday and found where the Chilean People are hiding all of their Naval vessels. There where 8 massive ships in the harbour (almost al with guns). Walking the coast this morning I heard a massive fog horn, I think one of the ships was leaving. The town itself originally ...