Aug
08
2009
Valparaiso which is also a UNESCO heritage site and Vina Del Mar is around 1.5 hours drive away from Santiago.
Both Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar are close by each other, 15 minutes drive away
Valparaiso is a port city and Vina Del Mar is more of a place with beach resorts and newer buildings
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Grab lunch at a seafood restaurant
Cerviche
Crab Cake
Valparaiso at night
Went to the casino at Vina Del Mar at night, then head back home.
Aug
07
2009
Empanadas for lunch (950 pesos each, around $2 each and it’s huge)
Took a funicular to Cerro San Cristobal which is one of the highest peak and have a big statue of Virgin Mary at the top.
View from Cerro San Cristobal is pretty nice. We can see the whole city with the Andes Mountain as a background.
Went to the post office after that to mail some postcards. On the way, met Jonathan from the same hostel. Walked around the city and hang out for a little bit.
I have contacted Alvaro about couch surfing and finally we planned to meet up at Manuel Montt station at 9.30pm ish. Alvaro has a nice apartment and a good couch to surf.
Couch
Victor dropped by and we went to a hip bar called Grand Central. Then moved to another club called House of Glass. Seems like in Chile, the party only starts after 2am and there is still a long line at 3am to get in.
Aug
06
2009
Walked around the city today and the weather is pretty cold.
Ate at Vegas Market again..there’s where the locals eat
Pollo with rice (chicken with rice, soup, salad 1000 pesos around $2)
Walked around the city with Jon.
Went to Plaza De Armas
Museu National
Chilean Stock Exchange
Climbed up Santa Lucia
Chilean party
Constitution night club clip
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