Providencia is a busy central area with lots of outdoor cafes so we stroll a pedestrian street, check out the menus and return there at 1pm. Some shops close here from 2-4 and the lunch crowd gets busy after 1pm. We pick the menu del dia, which is the 3 course economical way to eat.
Here in Chile they eat main meal at lunchtime then small meal (once - that is in Spanish!) later. We consider beer sustenance too. But it is wiping us out big time in this 30 degree heat. I try the reneita (pomfret) with frites, which is a mild fish, a passion fruit juice and fruit dessert about $13. Ted had a squash soup, and the local specialty which our tutor Tina told us all about. It’s Pastel de choclo, like a heavy casserole with vicuña or chicken pieces, whole potato, squash and raisins covered in corn and baked. Served with a huge sliced tomato that tasted like one. Then weird ice cream to finish. About $12. And huge 1oz draft Heinekens for $5 each.
We are doing well with our Spanish. Everyone does NOT speak English here, especially in shops, kiosks, etc. so we are glad we have had ‘Time with Tina’ before we left! I have the Google Translate program and now that I have wifi and cell, we are on our way. But people are going out of their way to help us figure it all out. The Google Map app is invaluable too
While I siesta after lunch, Ted takes a tour and finds the nearest supermarket for water and Kleenex. What a timely purchase. A bird dropped a huge one on his leg and he had to clean it up with his tissues! Is that good luck or what?? Hahaha
He has also found a tapas bar with a huge loverly menu but prices like Spain, only double. You can run up $100 of nibbles in no time flat. I wonder how much half a bottle of sherry will set us back there?? Maybe time to start drinking the Chilean wine..
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