Santiago

Our hotel room in Santiago--it was a great place to stay at a very reasonable price.  It had a kitchen, living room, and bedroom.

Cam in front of the house at Santa Lucia, the hill in the middle of the city.  Our hotel was at the base of the hill.

Cam had a street dog that followed him from the hotel all the way up the hill.  Santiago has about 1.25 million street dogs; they are a part of the culture there.

In front of the presidential palace during the changing of the guards.

The large fishmarket in Santiago.

All of South America is strongly Catholic and there are such beautiful churches.

View of the city from San Cristobal, the large mountain overlooking the city.

Me drink/eating a local dessert that is popular. I can't remember the name, but it was a sweet peach tea with fresh peaches and barley. It was interesting, but wasn't exactly my favorite.

At the top of San Cristobal is a gorgeous chapel and statute of Mary.

They are building the largest building in South America. It will be 54 stories--which seems small but most of the cities here are sprawling. If you think about how many earthquakes they have, that's pretty impressive.

We went to Los Dominicos, an artists's village that sold fair trade, local wares.

Me with a pisco sour, the national drink of Chile.  It is a grape brandy with lemon/citrus juice, bitters, and a bit of egg white.  It was delicious and refreshing!

View of the city from the top of our building during that extra bright full moon.