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| Santiago's fog |
Today is May 8th 2011. We landed in Chile this morning around 7:00 and did not leave the plane until around 7:30. The plane ride was long, but movies were playing on the television screens in the aisles, so I was entertained. I found it rather difficult to get comfortable on the plane and did not get much sleep. After leaving the plane, we set foot in the city of Santiago and it was much colder than I had expected. Additionally, I always heard that Santiago had high levels of smog and air pollution, but I did not expect the fog to be so thick in the morning that you could only see 20-30 feet in front of you. We traveled about an hour by bus to the hotel where we were assigned our rooms and then took a look around the city of Viña del Mar. While we were walking in our group, I noticed a bunch of heads turning, so we must have really stuck out to the locals. After walking around some of the area, we found a nice, quaint place to eat lunch. I ordered a hamburgesa con queso, and it was truly the largest burger I have ever encountered. If you can imagine the size of a soft shell taco when it is rolled out, I would say this burger would surely compare. After a large delicious lunch, we decided to explore some more of the area. This time, we walked the opposite direction (toward the casino) and enjoyed the scenery of the large playground and the Pacific Ocean next to the casino. The waves were beautiful and the weather became comfortable. There are many dogs in this area of the city and one continued to follow our group around. It was very cute, but I did not want to pet it in fear that it might have fleas. Later, we went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant where we tried barbeque meats and typical Mexican food. After dinner, a group of us went to get ice cream even though it is freezing outside. So far, Chile has been interesting. I hope within these next few days we will get to see more of the country.
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