Despite his loathing of shopping, Ted opts to return to the art shop in Bellavista to buy the sweet little ceramic Indian child playing a flute. I like it too. The young lady watching the store then was almost in tears when we arrived the other day and after hugs and sympathetic sounds, calmed down. When we return, we are greeted like long lost relatives. She is happy with her sale. Another refugee from Venezuela making her way in Chile.
WE are up and out early to catch the charging of the guard, with mounted guards, trumpets and the like. The web site says it happens every other day, even days in April. Not! It’s tomorrow! But we head down underground to a wonderful art museum with a nice collection of contemporary Hispanic art.
There’s a media flurry outside one of the government offices, a strike of airline people is due to start today, not sure if that’s involved, but maybe it affects the usual schedule. Who knows?
We enjoy a long walk back along the green park in th3e centre of the city along the river (stream really but flowing fast).
Back at our fav fish market resto Ricardos we have one last free pisco from them with the excellent corvina (sea bass) , salads and cheap but good white wine.
At our local metro station I go into the Paris department store and find another microfiber top, it will be a delight not to wear the one I have worn for a week now! Still cheaper than MEC prices at home. And now that I inspect the label it is “designed” in Chile, he has in China!
We see there is a 6.2 earthquake today in La Serena - dodged that bullet by 13 days.
Not hungry enough for another meal, we finish off Jamon Serrano, cheese, crackers, fresh figs, chocolate cookies, chocolate and some of the pisco, white wine and beer we have accumulated and must dispose of before Friday! Hardly anyone else here ever uses the nice sitting areas in the garden patios.
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