Tuesday, August 9, 2011

more cowbell

After a 12 hour plane adventure that served 5 meals and free beer, we arrived in Santiago at 5 am... and I assure you, there is no need for more cowbell. The streets are filled with protesters banging pots and pans to the tune of political protest. Students are demanding free education!
We are staying in Providencia, a hip section of downtown Santiago. Today we ate lunch Chilean style, for 3 hours followed by a siesta. 


Dinner was fabulous affair at Junta Nacional, a local hot spot. We drank BorgoƱa(red wine with strawberries and "secret ingredients") and devoured Ostiones Gratinados (scallops with parmesan) sooo yummy!


Our hostel is very COZY and walking into our very small room this morning I could not help but think of the Bob Marley lyric..." and share the comfort of our single bed," only to walk into dinner and hear the whole song playing. I guess it was meant to be. 


more to come - now to our spacious twin...


Buenas noches. 

3 comments:

  1. Nice update. Sounds like a perfect start to the Chilean adventure. Any Christopher Walken sitings? "More cowbell!"

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  2. Okay, I love this. I can't wait to read about everything. Oh, how I love South America. Oh, and this is weird to say, but be sure to look for the Southern Cross. It's one constellation that can only be seen in the Southern hemisphere, which I think is cool. Actually, I just read that it can been seen from parts of the Northern Hemisphere, but it's still cool to see from the south. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux

    Que se diviertan mucho! Un beso.

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