There we were in Santiago - on the one hand we were both stomach sick and exhuasted, but on the other hand it was so nice to be in a bright, bustling almost European feeling city. The weather was great, felt exactly like California, the air felt so good and breatheable, and it was a pretty and modern city with beautiful old buildings and plaza's.
The first day we mostly napped, watched TV, ate saltine crackers and drank my triumphantly hunted Gatorade. We had to take the metro to the bus station to buy tickets to Mendoza, which wiped us out for the rest of the day.
The second day we were both feeling well enough to walk around the city. After a delicious breakfast of a couple crackers and Gatorade, we set off. Santiago is an easily walkable city - most of the main buildings, parks, plaza's and markets are all in the same area. There is also a huge pedestrian street, which has tons of shops and restaurants and is fun to walk down.
Jordi eating the omnipresent Mote con Huesillo - a sweet peach nectar with corn. Sounds weird, but people ate/drank it like their life depended on it.
Playing and watching chess is a happening pastime
Relaxing in the huge, shady park
Fresh Chilean Sea Bass (and some live music) at the Fish Market
We walked around and saw all the sights, stopping for Huesillo, a rest in the park, and fresh fish at the market. So although we hadn't planned on spending much time in Santiago, we really enjoyed getting to see it a bit!
That night was another exciting night of dubbed TV and me feeling sicker. I really do think that dubbing should be illegal. Do you think Adam Sandler has his own personal dubber, so that every movie he is in he sounds the same?
Anyways, the next day we packed up our things and headed out to the bus station for our journey across the Andes!
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