Vina Del Mar
Day 5
We caught the coach from Santiago to Vina del Mar on the coast. We didn't bother reserving anywhere as we figured it was definately low season. I think we both wish we'd caught a taxi from the bus station as the place we picked was on the otherside of town and we were both worn out when we arrived.
The guesthouse was very strange - it was made up of about 3 identical dining rooms - our room was right at the back and you had to walk right through the house to get there - the room itself wasn't too bad.
We fancied a bite to eat and as everyone in Santiago had been eating hotdogs we decided to give one ago. The hotdog came with tomato and guacamole (all together called a completo) but it tasted a bit odd as the hotdog is warm but the other stuff isn't, however we tucked in.
The city is divided into two sectors: downtown and the beachfront. As we were there off season it was hard to believe it is one of Chile's most popular resorts. It felt like a bit of a ghost town as although there were loads of highrise buildings around there was nowhere near as many people as you'd expect - apparently it's a different story from December to February.
We spent the rest of the day walking around city. There was a huge casino and a strange Castle (Castillo Wulff) which had been turned into an art gallery. We climbed up a tower next to the castle to get some sea views, in the castle itself was a glass floor and you could look right down at the sea. We walked along a strip of beach to a pier with a big crane that was supposed to be a bar but I think the guide book was way out of date. We headed back into the centre and found a buffet before going back to the guesthouse with a bottle of wine.
Next day we decided to move to Valparaíso which we knew we could get to on the metro.
We caught the coach from Santiago to Vina del Mar on the coast. We didn't bother reserving anywhere as we figured it was definately low season. I think we both wish we'd caught a taxi from the bus station as the place we picked was on the otherside of town and we were both worn out when we arrived.
The guesthouse was very strange - it was made up of about 3 identical dining rooms - our room was right at the back and you had to walk right through the house to get there - the room itself wasn't too bad.
We fancied a bite to eat and as everyone in Santiago had been eating hotdogs we decided to give one ago. The hotdog came with tomato and guacamole (all together called a completo) but it tasted a bit odd as the hotdog is warm but the other stuff isn't, however we tucked in.
The city is divided into two sectors: downtown and the beachfront. As we were there off season it was hard to believe it is one of Chile's most popular resorts. It felt like a bit of a ghost town as although there were loads of highrise buildings around there was nowhere near as many people as you'd expect - apparently it's a different story from December to February.
We spent the rest of the day walking around city. There was a huge casino and a strange Castle (Castillo Wulff) which had been turned into an art gallery. We climbed up a tower next to the castle to get some sea views, in the castle itself was a glass floor and you could look right down at the sea. We walked along a strip of beach to a pier with a big crane that was supposed to be a bar but I think the guide book was way out of date. We headed back into the centre and found a buffet before going back to the guesthouse with a bottle of wine.
Next day we decided to move to Valparaíso which we knew we could get to on the metro.
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