With hints from Ali/Rob who spent time here about 5 years ago, we enjoy climbing the steep stairways of Cerro St.Lucia to get spectacular views of the city. Pollution clouds the Andes which are a backdrop to the city. Wandering through residential streets lined with small cafes and eating emporia, we decide we are close the allure of the central fish market and return to Richards for their memorable shellfish soup. The free pisco sours here also go down well! They are very similar to tequila shots, salty and lemony.
We finally get a better connection to BBC world news, the only English speaking station on TV, and can now hear the results of the Winter Olympics in S.Korea, which have just started.
We are getting a feel for what we want to do in our 10 week trip here. I cancel some bookings and confirm that we can stay at this hotel whenever we like. With a longer stay, we negotiated a slightly better rate and have been given an upgrade to a nice King room. WE will use this as our home base in Santiago in future.
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