On Sunday I ventured out on my own and took the subway into Downtown Santiago. The subway was very clean and very modern, and though the signage left something to be desired, I ended up finding my way around pretty well. The big stops on my expedition were Cerro Santa Lucia and Mercado Centro. I also walked by the Presidential Palace where I ran into a large crowd of people engaged in a religious gathering and parade. That was interesting. I'll not belabor this posting with a lot of words, but enjoy the pictures. Cerro Santa Lucia was specatcular!!
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| Starting my way up Cerro Santa Lucia |
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| The first of what turned out to be many levels |
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| Towards the castle |
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| Almost there! |
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| At the castle level |
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| More gardens |
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| A chapel |
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| Oops!! It keeps going higher! |
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| Finally at the top |
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| The guy that took the hill in the 1500's. |
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| Another view of the chapel |
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| Looking down on the National Archives |
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| The University |
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| Are we in Texas???? |
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| Tower reflected in a building |
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| The posters on the columns are the new Lee Jeans ad campaign. |
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| Mercado Centro (Central Market) |
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| One of the many restaurants inside Mercado Centro |
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| Fruits and vegetables at the market. |
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| The open fish market at Mercado |
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| A Lee Jeans poster in a Mall |
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| Monument to something |
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| The religious gathering. The Virgin Mary can be seen in the shed. |
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| Lots of folks!! |
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| The Wall Street of Chile |
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| Neptune at Santa Lucia |
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| I think is the guy atat the other guy took the hill (cerro)from |
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| View from the top |
