Well, our trip is almost over. Clearly I{ve shifted from having fun blogging about the trip to having lots more fun experiencing the trip - smile. Will try to catch up when I return to Seattle tomorrow.
Last night we saw the lightshow (not really sure what to call it - visual light show?) at the president{s palace in Santiago, in honor of Chile{s bicentennial. Very modern and very fun. I wish my spanish was better, I wanted to understand more of the video they played before the special effects and fireworks. (Propaganda? True voices of the people? was it all future focused or was anyone critical? Although I suppose if it{s played at the president{s palace there is an inherent propaganda component ...)
Anyway, it was exciting to be in a crowd of thousands watching the same display. This morning a military band marched by our hotel, followed by an army contingent. We have about 5 more hours in Chile before heading to the airport, and are going to head out to see what we can see on this weekend of the bicentennial. I think I{ve got the cheer down - and Ryan is tired of my incessant chanting under my breath: Chiiiiiiile! Chi chi chi le le le! Viva Chile!
Have a Happy Birtday Chica!
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