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Hello, everyone
I have to apologize for no updating the log for so long. The main reason being that when we were inConcepcion and late in Chillan,we were mostly visiting relatives and friends, and also that sometime I did not have the chance to get full broadband, anyway, here I am seating in front of a very good laptop and good internet connection.
We had had the most wonderful time meeting friends, always around a table with good chilean food, so my waistline is getting bigger but we are greatly enjoying it. George had been the soul of every party, telling jokes and showing his poems etc. In Concepcion, we travelled around the coast and visited new areas which were country side 30 years ago and now are beautiful residential places.
In all the towns we visited, the places we liked most were "the plaza", always in the middle of the town, with beautiful trees, usually a water fountain in the middle. In one of the road opposite, the cathedral or the church and near by the Alcaldia or Municipalidad which are the local goverment, and some coffee places to seat outside and enjoy to see the people pass by, a wonderful provincial feel. In the coastal areas we found some new flat developments and we visited some of the pilot flats which had the most amazing views of the coast and the sea, it is a pity that Chile is so far away, it will be lovebly to spend sometime there.
The family in Chillan, many of whom we have not seen for any years and all the new additions to the family were delighted to see this old "great uncle" in person and listened to his stories. in Chillan we went for 3 days to "Termas de Chillan" famous for their healthy water, full of minerals(sulfur mosty) We stayed in the Grand Hotel which is located up in the mountain as it a very well known sky resort in the winter with people coming from all over latinamerica, mostly brasilians and people from Europe that come to practice in their summer(winter in Chile) The swimming pool was 35C, half inside and half outside in the open. We spent an evening there waiting for the sunset,heaven! There is a Casino in the Hotel and I tried my luck but I lost 10 pounds in a few minutes, I wish I could loose 10 pounds weight so easily!.
One of the features of Chillan is the open market very colourful with every vegetable and fruits of the season that you can imagine, we took many photos to show the size of the tomatos, onions etc,which are bigger that what we are used in Europe. Next to the market is the Craft Market that sells craft made in Chile, from wood,wool, leather etc and at very good prices.
We left Chillan yesterday, at 17.00 pm by train. By 9.15 pm we were in Santiago where our nephew Gonzalo was waiting fo us.Today, we are having a relax day at home. Tomorrow, we will go out to see the city.
Iris
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