Grand Serena

I am so fortunate as to be accompanying my aunt Trudi on the ms Amsterdam South America and Antarctica Grand World Voyage! We shall be stopping at various ports, transit the Panama Canal, and cruise through the inlets of Antarctica. A trip of a lifetime!

... - Hilton´s, Sheratons etc, so I think the older buildings must have made way to create a mecca for beach-lovers. La Serena has the usual cathedrals, but because the Pope visited the city about 15 years or so ago, they are quite grandiose. ...

... de dessous mes pieds, j'ai eu un petit coup de stress! Les chiliens, eux, s'en étaient à peine rendus compte... ---------- La Serena was a stop that I had skipped last year for some reason that I can't even remember, therefore it couldn't have been ...

... these sort of things) and also had a trip to the beach to dip our feet in the Pacific. One thing of note about La Serena is there are more observatories nearby than just about anywhere else on earth! This is pretty much the best place on the planet to ...

... s'est avéré faux), mais il nous offre une chambre à bon prix, chez lui.  Nous logerons donc chez l'habitant, à La Serena. Une petite promenade dans les charmantes rues du centre-ville en pleine nuit nous mène chez lui.  Sans regarder deux ...

... l'on peut visiter. Deux avocats chiliens en vacances nous ramènent ensuite à Vicuna où nous déjeunons. Nous rentrons ensuite à La Serena en bus. Journée très agréable loin de l'agitation de la cote, c'est reposant et ça apaise. Le soir retour ...

... seen the tenderness with which the bus man put a blanket over a sleeping lady......and we got food, we arrived in La Serena a pretty little seaside town!  We stayed in the very friendly Marias Cassa and admired the beautiful shoes and sandles the ...

Even though the flight to La Serena only took 50 minutes, the cabin crew had time to hand out snacks and then the airline catalogue before rapidly putting everything away as we prepared for landing. When we got to the hotel we were told that the 4 bedroom ...

... right on the coast. It was so beautiful. The views out the window were of the crashing waves. It was so quaint. We arrived in La Serena at about 5pm. We walked to the town from our hostel in search of a supermarket and saw some lovely churches on the way. ...

J'ai visite hier soir un observatoire a une de la Serena, l'Observatoire Mamalluca. le ciel du sud de l'Amerique du sud est le plus clair ou un des plus clair du monde et donc beaucoup de pays installent des observatoires, toujours de plus en plus ...

... terrain dwarfs us and as the sun gets lower in the sky it takes on a wonderful sensual quality.   We arrive in La Serena as the sun is setting.  It is by far the most casual landing we've had.  No immigration authorities, no polizia, ...

... like a Volcano. A small town but nevertheless picturesque. It was very cloudy and the landscape very desert like. We eventually arrived in La Serena about 12-15. As we got off the bus, we were met by a lady offering accommodation. It appeared to be a ...

... . Et moi j'ai un avantge sur les autres c'est que normalement je suis passionne d'atronomie, alors je suis alle a La Serena, une petite (et pas belle) station balneaire autour de laquelle y a pleins d'observatoires. La tristesse c'est que le fabuleux ...

... home from work until 8 or after most nights, everyone's pretty tired by dinner time, but today we had company. Her 2 month old grand daughter and mother are here for a week so they and Tere's mom made 7 for dinner. Seven until Tere's secretary and her ...

... one of which was a triangle - load of bollocks. It was also very cold. We also experienced an ass incident in La Serena: In need of extra underwear supplies Jon and I acquired some boxers, mediums for me and large for Jon. Upon trying them on Jon let ...

... a complex, two buildings contained living and dining areas (meaning a couple sofas and a table).  We only saw one bedroom for the grand children – which had a cell phone on the bed.  One of the living rooms had a large TV.  There was ...

... some fickle backpacker used to hiking in the remote wilderness of some far away land. Sadly it was not. I made my way along the Grand Canal, all the while dodging other tourists, ignoring or coldly brushing off (a skill I am happy to say I have acquired) ...

... to the sea and saw a seal playing in the waves!  Awwwww, sweet!  Something for everyone.... I am off to La Serena tomorrow night, which is further north.  I am getting my first overnight bus, and arrive there on Wednesday at 0545.  ...

... in at 3.30 & up to the top on their own after the crowds - so a success. An evening back at FM7 & met Serena who arrived safely & on time. So no volcanic disruption (yet) but Yogha airport where we are planning to finish is still closed. We ...