Santiago city tour
Santiago has a few separate locations that can be seen as city centers. Climbing up the mountains of Cerro San Cristobal you see them all. Once you get to the top, you can finally appreciate how tall are the Andes on the other side of the city.
On Sunday I did just that. I hiked for the first time in, well, a long time. The pictures show you how polluted is the air of Santiago; in clear days I could see the mountains completely and not just the tips. The humming bird and the cactus are a source of pride – my travel camera is quite broken and I’ve been taking all these pictures without LCD to either see what I’m shooting ot control the camera…
I walked down and passed by the zoo. There were hordes of kids and parents running about, buying junky candy, laughing and bagging to go to the zoo or any other place. It really made me miss having a family weekend day; there was nothing fancy about the experience and nothing sophisticated about the fun yet it was very noticable what a great time the children were having.
I went to eat fish at the Mercado Central which was good but somewhat overpriced (and way too touristic for my taste) and from there to the Bellas Artes museum which had an interesting Japaneses art/design exhibit and impresive photography show. The best thing about the museum was Daniela, a guide working for the museum that had real enthusiasm and knowledge about the artifacts. Right next to the museum, an artisinal ice cream shop with flavors like green tea and mango or spicy chocolate left a beautiful taste in my mouth – Emporio de la Rosa, Merced 291.
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