January 25
I woke up after another good sleep and I feel much, much better. No fever and the pain is minimal. Breakfast 8,30 and is’nt much to write about.
Then I took a ”Walk About” up to Santa Lucia Hill. A small hillop in central Santiago del Chile and it has an altitude of 629 m.a.s.l. Popular place for many tourists but also unfortunately, sadly homeplace for others.
The park is also a sleeping place and home for people at the bottom of the social pyramid
Park is covered with lots of flowers
View over Santiago del Chile (STGO)
From the very top you can also see south Americas tallest building,, Castillo Hidalgo, 300 m
Santa Lucia Hill is both a vantage point, walking area, and park. At the top of the mountain there is a nice vantage point. From here you can see large parts of the city and also South America’s tallest building, the Costanera Center 300 m.
The park is filled with trees, shrubs, beautiful flowers, historic buildings and a castle, Castillo Hidalgo (Hidalgo Castle).
Flower unknown to me my equally beautiful
Today it has been converted into an events center. It is now a popular place but an expensive one to hold weddings.
Castillo Hidalgo today only an event center and a expensive place to hold weddings
Logo name för Santiago del Chile
Santa Lucia Hill gives a nice and calm atmosphere. I saw several people just sitting down, reading a book or finding themselevs.
Rest of the day I did almost nothing, it was to warm outside, not a degree under 30. In the evening I walked down to Placa de Armas just to experience the evening atmosphere of this popular neighborhood. The park is full of people, music is playing all over and the restaurant and bar waiters do everything to attract tourists to their tables.
Metropolitan Cathedral in sunset
Tomorrow, late afternoon I leave STGO and heading north. Matter of fact I’m little bit tired of Chile. Now I’m longing
for Bolivia but I still have at least 7-8 days before the border
See Yeah
P-G
//The Global Cyclist 1726