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Playing chess is serious sport in Plaza de Armas
Park strip between Avenida Andres Bello and Rio Mapodcho
Blend Hostel – our room had the first 2 shutter windows on left
Typical Metro station
These tree lined strips are scattered through out the city,,,people just sit and watch the world go by under a shady tree.
circa 20th century and circa 16th century
Outside St San Franscisco Church.
St San Francisco Church, the oldest surviving building in Santiago, dated 16th century
Pigeon Man
Cooling down in Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Catedral Metrololitana, Plaza de Armas, built 1775
Metro La Moneda
Palacio de La Moneda (Chile’s presidential headquarters)
Palacio de La Moneda (Chile’s presidential headquarters)
St San Franscisco
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Palacio de la Real de la Audencia (was the supreme court)
Catedral Metropolitana
The main ceiling of Catedral Metropolitana
18th century pulpit, Catedral Metrololitana
Catedral Metrololitana, Plaza de Armas, built 1775
Escudo beer is our favourite…chilling in the hostel courtyard
Ordered Burrito Pollo (chicken) de Creme..note the cream!
Los Vikingos
Santiago’s premier Viking themed restaurant around the corner from our guesthouse
Iglesia Los Dominicos
Iglesia (church) Los Dominicos. About a 20 min metro ride…there are beautiful artisan markets in the church grounds
Typical Metro station
Prayer candles below the Virgin Mary statue
Stray dogs are a big part of Chile…this one has the best view in town.
If only…Ben says.
Santiago to the south
Looking down on the Nativity set.
Virign Mary up on Cerro (hill) San Cristobal
A shepherd was part of a wooden hand carved Nativity display on the hill.
Statue of the Virgin – she stands 45ft high
Views over the city towards the Andes
Panoramic view overlooking southwest of Santiago. This is only a quarter of the city…it stretches around 270 degrees to the right around San Cristobal hill we took this photo from.
View towards the north of Santiago
Decided to walk down the hill of 5km, the locals young and old love riding up. This was 7pm.
Piscina (pool) Tupahue (local swimming pool) in the Parque Metropolitano de Santiago
Parque Metropolitano de Santiago
View towards Barrio El Golf, the corporate end of town
Landed in this affluent suburb with Blackey our stray dog following us for 5km from the top of the hill.
Local park in Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia
Rio Mapocho
Hmmm enjoying a Chilean cold beer Kunstmann Bock.
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