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Monday 23 February 2015.

Sydney to Santiago, Chile.

Given the 14 hours time difference between Sydney and Santiago we arrive in Chile one hour before we take off ! The premium economy flight is comfortable enough but at 11 hours it is really too short to enjoy a good sleep. However, I thoroughly enjoyed ‘ My Old Lady’ a film with Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott-Thomas. MS at her imperious best well supported by the other fine character actors.

Arrive in Santiago feeling rather jaded and mood not improved by the no-show of our our pre-booked taxi driver. Eventually, we place our  rather fragile  trust in the hands of a fairly unsavoury- looking character who deposits us at the fine Hotel Ismael overlooking a park in the Bellas Artes area of the city.

We do our usual walking tour of  the more popular spot s including such as Plaza de Armas and the Patio Bella Vista area although time does not allow us to travel up to the San Cristobal Hill for a view over the city. We do , however, manage to revisit the old Mercado Central which we had last seen in 2006 when we visited Peru, especially Macchu Pichu.

Dinner is taken at Galinda restaurant in a fairly bohemian part of the city. The establishment has a certain quirky charm and the food is all that one could wish for. The evening is made all the more memorable when an obviously hungry local starts tucking into the large pile of chips which we had left on the serving plate at our table.All this while we were still finishing off our meal!

Turn in for an early night and to catch up on some much-needed sleep.

Cheers

The Obese Ferret.