Monday, August 11, 2008

Santiago-Viña Del Mar-Los Andes, Chile

Our 10 day trip in Chile had so much to offer. CHILE is a very special place! We had great powder just outside of Santiago and then we went to beach! Our side trip to Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Isle Negra was nice. Valparaiso is set on the hills that lead into a large bay-port.
It was not as pretty as one might think but very interesting. We took an äscensor¨ up to the barrios on the hill which was a maze of mixed up architecture and funky coves of houses, stairs and vistas.
We quickly escaped to Viña del Mar just north and spent a nice evening winding down in the peaceful beachside setting watching the sun disappear into the amazing Pacific.
Traveling south then t to Isla Negra where A very eclectic poet created a beachside paradise on the beautiful coast just west of Santiago. A very fun sidetrip not 2 hours from the mountains we skied just days before.


Back to our apartment living in Santaigo, we bought graceries and acted like we lived there. Taking care of the very few things we have to do and enjoying figuring out the city all while drinking lots of Starbucks and eating our new favorite Telepizza!




Escaping the city north to Los Andes a rural setting based at the crossroads of all these named places. I really would love a big ranch bearing fruit here!
1 hour from everything we set up to go to Portillo and ski our final day in Chile. Alpenglow here was spectacular.

Who else would love one of these BICI-MOTO cruisers? I DO!

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