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Just a quick up date!
So we have arrived! After a 3 hr flight to NZ and an 11 hr flight to santiago!
Arriving at the airport saw us dished up our first bit of (and hopefully last) bad luck!!
We collected bags, headed to find an ATM. There were only 3 in the airport! 2 out of service and the 3rd one....ate our mastercard!! GONE!
That damn card has been more trouble than good! and of course, we didnt have any cash on us.
we booked a cab, headed to the hostel (which was/is) far more than we expected! We spent a couple of hours looking around the city for an ATM that was a swipe machine! didnt want to loose card number 2!
The weather is nice! about 25-27degrees. Very nice! despite the thick black smog that floats in the air.
Had an early night due to the jet lag - i was feeling so unwel, that i had a montion sickness of some sort! all good now.
We were up early this morning. enjoyed the free breakfast the hostel offered and then headed into the city. We walked to the bottom of a hill. Which has a cable cart to the top and a giant Virgin Mary on the top. after meeting another lost aussie couple, we were told, today everyone in Santiago is on strike! LOL would you believe it! the one day we came, and everythings closed. We walked back to the city and before we knew it, we were right in the middle of the HUGE protest!! It was nuts! 1000´s of people yelling and singing. With signs and banners!
I didnt feel to safe so we headed back to the hostel.
Looking forward to a bite to eat.
Chau
off to Peru in the morning.
- comments
Susanne Hey Natty...well there's some water front Real Estate for ya! re the photo of the dirty riiver and the boats. Ooooo! Can't believe you had such bad luck with your credit card. Hope you were able to call and cancel immediately! Glad you left that protest and went back to hotel! Take Care! x
cheryl hastie Oh b***** about the mastercard! Glad to hear the hostel was a good pick! Sounds like a sensible choice leaving the protest - always go on gut instinct. Have fun Love and laughs Cheryl xxoo
Deborah Williams OMG!! Lets hope that all the bad luck is now out of the way. Sounds a bit scary being caught in that protest...what was that about? thank heavens for the safety of your hostel...Take care you two...Love all your updates though...xx