Santiago, Casablanca, Vina Del Mar, Valparaiso & A Earthquake
- alexparry90
- Nov 7, 2015
- 2 min read
Well we experienced our first earthquake here this morning followed by lots of after shocks up to now....but other than that we've enjoyed it here. This place is so big, made up of so many different provenance's with beautiful views. From snow on the mountains where people go skiing to the lovely towns and cathedral etc. we also went up the sky tower to see the view all around us and from there you can see the stadium with the Chile national team play. Casablanca - So many beautiful sights. There's copper mines, vegetable farms & lots of wine vine yards. People even get married in them and there guests try different wines all day.
Vina Del Mar - The home of the beloved Everton Chile. There club may not be in the top league or have as many fans as us but this was amazing. We arrived just to have photos outside the gates of the ground like many others there. It was so busy due to the hosting the FIFA under 17s World Cup. Next minute to our surprise the security had radioed through and a guy from FIFA came to the fence to call us 2 (and our driver she was made up as much as us) through and they gave us a free VIP tour of the whole ground and history. It was amazing. Although the club shop was shut and turned into a World Cup one at the moment so we couldn't buy a top etc this was by far the highlight of my trip here. Valparaiso - this looks similar to Rio De Janeiro the slums but when you walk through its so much nicer. So many colourful shops and houses and we went to a beer brewery. Was fantastic we got to try all different ales & lagers they made for you then choose our favourite for pints.....then we was told each glass was 80%. Safe to say me and ray slept the whole journey home to hotel from here. We also went by the beach, seen the ports here & lots of navy ships also. Strange as well in the graveyards to take up less space coffins are placed on top of each other likes shelfs with placks at the end then people just hang flowers on the placks. We even met a Australian man who wants to meet us in his bar when we go.
Can't believe it's time to visit our final place of the trip........Buenos Aires, Argentina, see you later on today as long as we get no more earthquakes here
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