Landing in Santiago was and getting into the airport I immediately saw more development and sensed the more European vibe in comparison to Lima. I made thru customs $140 dollars poorer and made my way to the bag claim. After getting my bag I was handed a ticket and went outside to find a taxi. Immediately I was approached by a driver who spoke English and directed my to a very nice Mini van. The entire experience from the airport to the hostel I was staying in all impressed me. I think I momentarily feel in love with Santiago. It was late so I just caught up on some emails and hit the sack. The next day I uploaded a ton of photos on Facebook, so check them out, a d found that my camera Amanda gave me broke, sorry Mandy. I left the hostel around 1:30 and head towards the plaza de armas for a free walking tour of the city. I really enjoyed the walk to the plaza and arriving early I decided to checkout the scene. In on section was a large crowd drawn around a man performing a comedic act, in another section was a man preaching from the bible for all to hear, and in the back section there was a group of chess players battling it out. This was so cool to me the plaza in Santiago seemed so alive and I didn't even mention the rows of artists selling off their work. I sat on a bench and just took in all that was going on around me when an older women came by to sit next to me. I removed my bag so that she would have more room and she immediately went into a religious mood of thanking me be reciting a verse and touching my forehead. I was a little caught of guard at first but I decided to run with it and allowed her to preform her thank you ceremony. Afterward we just sat next to each other and enjoyed the setting. When I saw the tour guide I said ciao and parted ways with the spiritual women. The tour group size grew to a whooping 25 people, which I was not expecting. I have to sag that the world is truly small and people are meant to meet for a reason because as the group grew and we all introduced ourselves I noticed someone. It was a guy named Daniel from Australia whom I had met Lima weeks before. I was happy to see him and I think he felt the same, so for the remainder of the tour we buddy around. Still it was hard to lose interest in the tour because the guide was loaded with charisma and animation, so we talked only in between the history. After the amazing tour we had dinner with another gal we met who is from England. At the end of dinner we said goodbye to our English friend and walked back together to our hostels. We parted ways but who knows I might see him somewhere down the road. The next day I decided to try some Chilean cuisine. I had some sushi down by the plaza and I know your probably thinking that isn't Chilean and your right some bit. It is t traditionally Chilean but the largest immigrant group in Santiago is peruvians and they love their sea food. For dinner I had a very traditional type of street food. It I'd called a Italiano and it is made up of hot dog, relish, mayonnaise, and ketchup. These colors make up the colors of the Italian flag hints the name. It was good but super decadent so I could understand how some Chileans eat two or three in one sitting. The next day i boarded a bus and headed to Pucon in search of some outdoors fun and indeed I found it.