Sunday, March 9, 2014

Day One/Two in Chile

Day one and two in Chile:  We arrived in Santiago, Chile around 7:00 AM.  From the air, we could see the sunrise over the Andes Mountains and Santiago squished in the strip of land between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean.  It is a beautiful summer day here.  We have checked into our hotel, a Marriott in downtown, and taken a nap.  We are ready to explore and eat lunch.  We have already met our guide, Nadia, and some of our group.  There are only 16 in this group - a very nice size. 
Our plane trip was 'uneventful'--the best kind.  I promise to not complain about security searches or sleeping sitting upright.  Just wanted to let you know that we arrived and so did our luggage.  


Later--we met our group at 3 PM. After orientation, we took a panoramic city tour. Santiago is a clean city of six million people which is about a third of the population of the country. At 7:30 we met for dinner. Dinner is usually served at 9:30 or 10 so they made an exception for us. Beef  was served.  Bedtime came early. 

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