On our drive tour with Deborah, she pointed out a popular arty area for eating at sidewalk cafes in the Centro area. So after booking a smaller and more expensive tour of the huge ConchaYToro winery fo Wednesday, we venture back to centro, checking out the huge amazing performance and art centre (closed Monday, note to come back again) and strolling the streets of Lastarria. At the end of a culdesac we choose a nice outdoor resto and finally find corvina (ses bass) on the menu. You pay $20 for a piece of bass and extra for anything else you want with it! It was nice but...Chilean salad is tomatoes onions and cilantro, very basic, that’s another $8. With 3 beers and a gorgeous plate of house-made ice creams, it’s $50 for lunch. Prices here are similar to Calgary, but you could eat cheaper with the menu del dia and local fare at other places, around $20+ in this area.
After a shower and rest, we venture out again at 7:30 back to the gigantic Costanera centre that Ted has visited meantime and wants to check out the food choices. It’s jumping with lots of going back to school shopping. The food court is enormous, lots of people eating junk food, but a series of proper restos also offer a wide variety. A popular Peruvian chain is there, not cheap at all. We stop off for an ice cream and that is enough for us today. I’ve picked up some nice olive oil/oregano crackers Ted loves nibbling.
Winter is coming here so summer sales are on (lots of crappy cheap stuff) and ski/winter gear is coming in. I’ve actually bought a nice very lightweight microfiber top cheaper than at MEC here. I wear it home from the mall, it’s cooling down after dark here now, very pleasant.
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