Happy New Year!
It's our last night in Valparaiso and tomorrow we leave for Santiago for a couple of days. Thus far, we have enjoyed 20 hours of sunlight, 1 empanada, and summer vacation traffic. Yesterday, we went to a beach called Renaca which is apparently divided into 5 levels based on physical appearance and age...but it was so crowded that I'm sure it really didn't matter. Near the beach is a line of dunes that are popular for 4-wheeling and enjoying the sunset. I felt like I was walking through a virtual reality or screensaver or something of that sort. Pictures will be posted pronto so you can each understand what I'm talking about.
Today, we decided to go to Pablo Neruda's house in Isla Negra. It was a semi-disaster due to it being high season and getting mixed in with beach traffic. When we found the house we also found out that you can only enter with a tour and that the next available tour was at 5:30...so we gave ourselves a guided tour of the gardens and the exterior of the house. Neruda definitely seemed like a pack-rat, but in the best possible way. His home, from what we could tell, was full of sea glass, wooden animals (like a life size horse), and various nautical accessories. In the gift shop, we looked through a picture book of his house so that we didn't feel totally jipped.
Hope you are all well! Pictures and more updates to come!!
Love,
Em and K
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hey friends! I'm so jealous that you're in Chile!!! Although I guess I can't really complain... and on that note, when are you coming to visit me?! :)
ReplyDeleteps. I took that tour of Neruda's Isla Negra house, and here's what you missed: the house is shaped like Chile, he has a bar in the bottom floor with all of his friends' names carved in the ceiling, and, uh, a lot of seashells. And little boats. And he had a frickin awesome view out of his bedroom window.
I miss you guys! Have tons of fun!!!
besos,
Greta