Ritz 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 ...

... preColombian museum with terrific artifacts from numerous cultures in the Americas. We then walked through Santiago and visited the Alberto Cruz-Mont and Union Club buildings. Finally we visited ...

... preColombian museum with terrific artifacts from numerous cultures in the Americas. We then walked through Santiago and visited the Alberto Cruz-Mont and Union Club buildings. Finally we visited ...

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 ...

I took this photo before sun rise from airplane on the way from Auckland , 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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... Exhausted and after traveling as far from Santiago Int'l Airport to the hotel as I did from Mexico City to Santiago...I arrive, check in, get a typical Ritz room, you know; tacky flowers on the curtains, a palette of green and rust, lots of oak, some ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... We offered him some money but he refused to accept it.  We finally got to our destination which was actually downtown Santiago which we will visit again tomorrow with our tour group.  Santiago was founded in 1541 by the Spanish Conquistador ...

... 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 ...

Good morning! Today is February 2nd, Wednesday.  We are going to be boarding a bus for a short tour of the city followed by a funicular up to the top of a mountain that overlooks the city.  What great views!  And then, my favorite, going ...

All the way to Patagonia Chile - ...