Ritz Carlton Santiago

... Buenos Aires, staying at the Alvear Palace, dining one evening at La Cabana Restaurant, We then fly on to Santiago, Chile and stay at the Ritz-Carlton for a few days before transfering to Valparaiso to board our cruise on the Oceania's Insignia, and then ...

... in Santiago with my parents around 9:30AM.  Damian and Shelley soon arrived too.  Together we went to our hotel, the Ritz Carlton,  to check in.  Around 1PM we took a private tour.  Of course our first stop was to eat ...

We began the day leaving the hotel at 9AM with a tour to the Plaza de Armas.  The Plaza de Armas is at the heart of the city and traces back to Pedro de Valdivia, the founder of the city, and the year 1541.  We viewed the Metropolitan ...

... in Santiago with my parents around 9:30AM.  Damian and Shelley soon arrived too.  Together we went to our hotel, the Ritz Carlton,  to check in.  Around 1PM we took a private tour.  Of course our first stop was to eat ...

... , New Zealand to Santiago, Chile, 11 hours fly. Beautiful blue and red. After 11 hours from Auckland we just checked in this Ritz Carlton. We are rather tired and plan to relax in next 2 days in Santiago before fly to south for 7 days. Local time is ...

Today is Monday, January 31st. We met Patti and Mark at the Ritz Carlton and immediately went to lunch at Tiramisu restaurant near the hotel. Pizza of course! It was great!  Patti's going to talk now. Patti:  Well, last night when we got ...

... do here....options are a day at Valparaiso on the coast, or a day visiting vineyards and tasting Chilean wines...or maybe a combo..... In Santiago we live it up a bit, since the Ritz-Carlton can be had for the price of a Holiday Inn in Manhattan ...

... the marching type music that goes with the changing of the guards, but it was peaceful, soft and classical. Oddly the stray dogs in Santiago run free, people feed them but it is not the owner of the dog and there is a special club that picks them up and ...

... we were heading on this RTW trip,  was to use the two nights to visit NY, NY.   The only Ritz Carlton in South America is in Santiago so instead of New York we decided to use it as an escape from backpacker world into luxury travel world ...

... ;A lot of people were away because this is their summer and it's really hot, so they go to beaches along the coast.  The Ritz Carlton hotel is very nice as well as the pool on top of the hotel.  The Selena groupies are still outside and ...

... out my apple because you aren't not allowed to transport fruits into the country. Aside from those minor annoyances, Santiago is spectacular. Nestled inside the Andes mountains, Santiago has Los Angeles weather including the smog, but is surrounded ...

... to the US years ago and she wanted to give back to the States. Unbelievable! My only concern with our experience in Santiago is that the Mercado Central where the public market is located is a tourist trap. There are actually several public markets ...