We flew from Buones Aires to Santiago de Chile for only a 2 day stopover before crossing over to New Zealand. Our flight brought us over the Andes and we had spectacular views out of the windows. The size of the mountains and its formation are breath taking. We had the late afternoon sun shining over the clouds and on top of the glaciers and peaks.
After taking a airport shuttle bus to the city we soon found a Hostal for our stay. It was not in the center of the city and after settling in, we walked to explore a part of Santiago.
The next day we went into the city center to look at the big public buildings and the modern architecture next to each other. The city offers big pedestrian shopping arcades with many trees to protect against the sun and heat. For lunch we went to the "Central Mercado" where a lot of restaurants are situated. Every server tried to get us into their section. A huge variety of different fishes and seafood was on offer and displayed. After we finally decided on a restaurant we ordered one ceviche, a seafood dish and a fish dish. The ceviche was dissapointing but the other two dishes were delicious and big.
The afternoon made it unbearable to stay in the city. It was very hot and we still felt exhausted from Buenos Aires. So after a coffee and a cake from a bakery in town we walked back to the hostel were we had a quite evening.
The next morning we kept busy with organize things until it was time to take the bus back to the Airport to continue our trip across the Pazific to reach New Zealand. A 12 hour flight. But we lost the 1st of February and reached Auckland on the 2nd of February.
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