Hotel Marina Azul
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Visit to Viña del Mar
It took two hours to get through the combined (integrated) Argentine-Chilean customs and immigration facility on the Chilean side of the tunnel. We arrived early but there was a line of several hundred cars. This made me think about stopping early for the day so instead of heading north to Caldera, which was the original plan, we headed to Viña del …
Lunch with the Family
... given many curious and dubious looks about what we were eating but the family seemed intrigued none the less. There was heaps of salads and almost everyone bought a dish to help out. The favourite salad dressing on everything was salt lemon and oil, making everything taste lovely and fresh. The family were so welcoming and inviting I had a fab time. We also met Paulinas dog Mia for the first time and she was ...
A modern experience
... about exploring. I was astonished, at first, to find the city a ghostown at 8AM. Maybe life just starts a bit later here in Chile? Still walking around at 10AM I found just about everything (cafes, supermarkets, malls, convience stores, etc) still closed and the only people around here joggers. Life can't start that late here. I finally remembered that it was the equivalent of Labor Day here in S. America, and it turns out ...
Back to the City
... and Skype.
March 22. Valparaiso has a tour called Tours4Tips that offers a three hour introduction to the real Valparaiso. Our guide is Al, a transplant from New York, who shows us around the real Valparaiso. He is amusing and points out interesting facts about the city. Valparaiso is really two cities in one. There is the city near the waterfront, which is actually all landfill. It is busy and noisy and full of people on their ...
Valparaíso - Shipping port
... later on.
We arrived on the coast of chile and the beach was fairly nice. Comparable to that of australia except for the dark grainy sand due to the volcanic activity in the area. However once you are on the coastline it is pretty clear how polluted the sky is over here.... the smog is that thick that it looks like cloud building up to rain...! It only rains for a small period of time here each year... (few months) and when it does ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHotel Marina Azul Vina del Mar
“Impromptu visit to Viña”
Reviewed Jan 20, 2013
We had no reservations so with luck we were able to get this hotel right near Starbucks on the waterfront near the Municipal Casino of Viña del Mar. Clean, airy room looking out on the park.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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