We are heading out soon to navigate the bus system to Valparaiso, so I thought I{d get one more quick post in since I don{t know how the internet access will be over the next few days (and I don{t want my dear mother to worry too much about us).
Ryan got up this morning, opened the window and said 'wake up and smell the pollution.' Our throats are a little sore from the heavy smog. And the views are severely compromised! The Andes lurk behind city buildings but even though there are no clouds in the sky, constant haze veils the landscape. The streets are somewhat littered with garbage. I wouldn{t go so far as to say that we{re the only ones using the public wastebaskets, but litter on the streets is fairly common. Many stray dogs live here, and I'm surprised at how docile they are (no chihuahua sightings). I imagine life is pretty good here for a dog, with all the garbage to feed on - and the people seem very dog-friendly as we{ve seen many on leash for a walk at all hours of the day.
Santiago is a cross-between what I{ve seen of France, Italy and Spain - and the US. I was expecting to see CNN and BBC - but Fox and Clear Channel are here too. I{ve seen more American tv in the past 2 days than I have in the past 2 months. No plans to move yet, but I could live here - it{s been a comfortable trip so far.
Off to the next part of the trip. Will let you know how cold the Pacific is down here.
Ciao.
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