Viña Del Mar
Jumped on the metro this morning for about 15 minutes north to the next city of Viña del Mar. Travelled for the day with a bloke James from South Africa. Visited the old palace of a rich chilean and the surrounding gardens. The house has been changed into a museum now but was fairly uninteresting apart from the ugg-boots we had to wear.
Had a completos for lunch. These are everywhere and seem to be the chilean national food. They are basically a hotdog, with some diced tomatos on top, smothered in quocamole and a huge helping of mayo. Tomato sauce or mustard is usually squeezed on top in a quantity that is reflected on the general populations waist-line.
Walked up the beach for a while, then caught the metro back to Valparaiso.
Had a completos for lunch. These are everywhere and seem to be the chilean national food. They are basically a hotdog, with some diced tomatos on top, smothered in quocamole and a huge helping of mayo. Tomato sauce or mustard is usually squeezed on top in a quantity that is reflected on the general populations waist-line.
Walked up the beach for a while, then caught the metro back to Valparaiso.
4 comments:
The food sounds terribly rich. Just as well there are some mountains around to wear it off. Heard that the water is even too cold for a kiwi to have a dip!!! And down in Patagonia it is similar to the most southern part of NZ - always windy and rainy. Hope you have better luck.
How was the weekend? Does St. Pat's Day penetrate Chilean culture? Go easy on those completos!
Loving your work Louis. Any plans for a report card on Chilean beers?
Rimsy
St Pats hasnt yet penetrated to this part of the world. Perhaps we will be the latest missionaries spreading the word of St Pat.
The beer is drinkable, but the Chilean red wine is the way to go over here!
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