Hola todos,
Today we were up and about early, because we wanted to catch a tour at 10am. After making breakfast in our appartment, we headed out to find some coffee. We ended up walking unknowingly into a local coffee shop legend. This coffee shop, known to the locals as "Coffee with Legs", has no seats, and after paying for your coffee with a cashier, you walk over to the bar and hand over your reciept to a "hot" Chiliean lady in a very short skirt who will make your coffee. If you are a man, she will flirt with you a bit while she makes your coffee, and when its ready, you drink it quickly and go. An interesting way to sell coffee, but it seems to work here, and there are no feminists protesting out the front.
After our coffee (cuppacinos here are made up of a shot of coffee with whipped cream on top! Not great after breakfast. Have made a mental note to not order that again) we went to the main square where we joined a local tour group. Two things caught our eyes when we decided to take this tour: it was free (if you dont count tips) and it was in English. A double win in my opinion. Franco, our tour leader, lead us through the main square to the Presidential palace and the Opera Hourse, and along the way explainined the history of Chile up until the overthrow of the military dictatorship rule in 1990. We then continued the tour on a lighter note, stopping at local stalls such as "Nuts 4 Nuts" and a local hotdog stand, which sells the best hotdogs in the entire city. After crossing what Franco called the ugliest river in the world (he was not far off), we walked into Bella Vista, the restaurant/university district of Santiago, and concluded our tour at a local museum. All in all, it was a really great tour, with a great mix of history and funny local stories. And dont worry, Franco got a good tip!
After the tour, we walked back to downtown Santiago, stopping at a coffee shop along the way, and then decided to catch a movie at the local theatre! Such a Julie and Steve thing to do! We saw Los Vengadores (The Avengers). Good film!!
After the movie, we wanted to walk back to Bella Vista for some dinner, however, it had started raining while we were in the movie (according to Franco, it never rains in Sanitago. He mustnt have known that there was a Dwyer in town). Instead, we grabbed some more takeaway, and spent the night enjoying Latin American Television. The perfect last night in SA!!
Today we were up and about early, because we wanted to catch a tour at 10am. After making breakfast in our appartment, we headed out to find some coffee. We ended up walking unknowingly into a local coffee shop legend. This coffee shop, known to the locals as "Coffee with Legs", has no seats, and after paying for your coffee with a cashier, you walk over to the bar and hand over your reciept to a "hot" Chiliean lady in a very short skirt who will make your coffee. If you are a man, she will flirt with you a bit while she makes your coffee, and when its ready, you drink it quickly and go. An interesting way to sell coffee, but it seems to work here, and there are no feminists protesting out the front.
After our coffee (cuppacinos here are made up of a shot of coffee with whipped cream on top! Not great after breakfast. Have made a mental note to not order that again) we went to the main square where we joined a local tour group. Two things caught our eyes when we decided to take this tour: it was free (if you dont count tips) and it was in English. A double win in my opinion. Franco, our tour leader, lead us through the main square to the Presidential palace and the Opera Hourse, and along the way explainined the history of Chile up until the overthrow of the military dictatorship rule in 1990. We then continued the tour on a lighter note, stopping at local stalls such as "Nuts 4 Nuts" and a local hotdog stand, which sells the best hotdogs in the entire city. After crossing what Franco called the ugliest river in the world (he was not far off), we walked into Bella Vista, the restaurant/university district of Santiago, and concluded our tour at a local museum. All in all, it was a really great tour, with a great mix of history and funny local stories. And dont worry, Franco got a good tip!
After the tour, we walked back to downtown Santiago, stopping at a coffee shop along the way, and then decided to catch a movie at the local theatre! Such a Julie and Steve thing to do! We saw Los Vengadores (The Avengers). Good film!!
After the movie, we wanted to walk back to Bella Vista for some dinner, however, it had started raining while we were in the movie (according to Franco, it never rains in Sanitago. He mustnt have known that there was a Dwyer in town). Instead, we grabbed some more takeaway, and spent the night enjoying Latin American Television. The perfect last night in SA!!
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