We spent the afternoon walking around the city. The weather was very cold and windy. After a few hours we stopped for coffee and a chance to warm up. We continued walking and stumbled upon a great happy hour at a B&B overlooking the ocean. After some pisco sours we went back to the hostel. For dinner we headed to a good sushi restaurant. It was not as good as the sushi places in Asia, but it satisfied our wasabi craving.
On Saturday we headed to a local area that is known for its street art. We walked along this path that goes up a small hill near the water. We saw walls covered in graffiti art, colorful signs and decorated street lights and poles. We spent the afternoon going around the city and taking in the sites. For dinner we stopped at a small restaurant for pizza and beer. It was a great way to end the day after walking around for hours.
On Sunday we headed back to Santiago. We bused back and checked back into our hostel. We then stocked up on groceries for the week and relaxed all night.
We spent the next few days in Santiago. Fred had added pages to his passport while we were in Korea but I had not. I realized that I was down to only a few pages so on Monday we headed to the embassy. I simply had to hand over my passport, a piece of paperwork and money and come back on Tuesday. On Tuesday we headed back to the embassy and waited for night to come. We had tickets to the Chile vs. Paraguay World Cup Qualifying soccer match. Our tickets were general admission so we arrived at the stadium an hour early (around 7pm). To our surprise, there were no seats left. We ended up sitting on the steps in the very last row of our section. The seats turned out to be great, as we could see the entire field even when people below were standing. Everyone was dressed in red and crazy about soccer. The field was in the center of a track however between the track and the stands there was a eight foot 'moat' area. This keeps the fans from charging the field. To help keep this from happening, the stadium was filled with at least 200 police officers in full gear including helmets, face masks, and shields. After a 2-0 win, full of cheers, flags and road flares, we made our way back to our hostel.
On Wednesday we headed to a city lookout point. We took a funicular (an elevator/cable car mix) to the top of a large hill. From here we were able to see all of Santiago surrounded by mountains. The weather was hazy so we could not see as far as we had hoped. It was great to get an idea of how expansive Santiago truly is.
Thursday was our final day in Santiago. We spent the afternoon in the Plaza de Armas (city center) and walked around seeing all of Santiago's important buildings. We had lunch at a sandwich shop where we enjoyed a massive meal. After stuffing our faces we headed back to our hostel. We spent the evening talking with a Canadian couple and packing up our things. We left early on Friday morning for a flight to the Lake District!
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