Well, this will be the last post on this blog as we are 'heading home'! Today we have purchased our last 'art' from a beautiful port town called Valparaiso, on the coast of Chile a couple of hours out of Santiago, so it must be time.
Valparaiso's appeal is the fact that the 'commercial flat area' is surrounded by old 'very' colourful wooden houses perched on hillsides accessed by tens of 'ascensors' (cable cars - some completely vertical, some sloped, some inside , some out, built between 1883 and 1911, between 60m and 175m in length). We are staying on a hill where 3 'ascensors' provide access from 3 different directions. It is really very picturesque and we have been blessed with fine sunny (only slightly warm) weather while we have been here. Santiago in comparison was freezing on the first day. It then rained overnight and cleared to a sunny crisp day when we managed to seeing the stunning Andes mountains, that surround the valley, Santiago lies in.
Tomorrow we return to Santiago (bracing ourselves for chiller weather) stay 1 night, spent the day (hopefully do a wine tour of a local winery) and catch our plane late that night. We completely miss Saturday (due to the time difference) and arrive home early Sunday morning. Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Love Viv and A.J.
P.S. There are a few photos to add for the last week but internet (once again) isn't too strong so if they dont appear, it's due to the time it will take to attach them.
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