First night in Santiago; downtown is in the background and we are on a bridge over Rio Mapocho.

Our hotel is to the left, bars and nightclubs to the right. We went out late last night for dinner and drinks and ended up at a place listening to 80s and 90s pop songs: Jessie's Girl, Love Shack, Route 66, I Want Candy (does anyone know if Bo Diddley - or his record company - get royalties anytime someone rips off that tune?)

Chilean spanish is unintelligble but once folks hear me speak they switch to textbook spanish. We are managing just fine. Walked for many hours yesterday and both of us enjoy the siesta culture. (And we are both demonstrating our infamous propensity for prolonged sleep. It's awesome.)

Let's see if I can figure out how to post more photos...