Viña del Mar, Chile from 20 December 2008
We arrived at around 5 PM, hopped on a brand new micro, and got off at 15 Norte/6 Oriente at Lider near Carrie's house. Since we knew that Carrie and Steph would stay there, we hoped to find a hostel nearby, but closer towards the water. We wandered around ideal areas, but only found expensive hotels (one owned by Mario, the aggressively-English-speaking Italian that sang Hotel California off-key upon hearing where we live). We ended up back at the Viña del Mar bus stop that we'd passed on our way to Valpo, panicking slightly as it was already past 9 PM and starting to get dark. Luckily, an agency by the station was offering a room for CH 15,000/night, with breakfast and a private bathroom. Better, it turned out to be near the Casino - close to the beach and great restaurants, though still 20-30 minutes walking distance from Carrie's house.
We settled into our windowless room (eh, tradeoffs) and set off in search of food. We had salads and pisco sours (the Chilean ones are indeed los mejores), and headed to Bravissimo for dessert. The ice cream is not terribly good, but it IS plentiful, holds lots of memories, and sometimes comes bathed in chocolate sauce.
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