Will came to visit me in Santiago the evening before the earthquake.  We went for a nice walk up the Cerro Santa Lucía, I had some chirimoya ice cream, and we sat on top of the hill and talked for several hours, enjoying the weather and the nice view.  Check out the smog, though – I love this city, but Santiago has a serious problem with air pollution.  A pity that there’s always so much smog blocking the view of the mountains.

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to make it to Viña to visit Will during these days like we had planned, due to the collapse of infrastructure of course… but maybe if my flights keep getting canceled I’ll take a bus to see him before I leave.  As of now I’m scheduled to be on a flight this Saturday… we’ll see.

Took a walk around Cerro Blanco late last Thursday, on a cloudy evening… I get a strange feeling wondering how it looks now.

A little excursion around Los Leones today.  The victory of the afternoon belonged to Annette for finally finding a caramel macchiato to suit her fancy…

Yesterday I visited a winery called Cousino Macul, just on the edge of Santiago.  It is possibly the oldest winery in the Americas (a point of much contention, of course), and the only one that is still family owned.  I learned quite a bit about both traditional and modern wine production, and tasted some great wines.

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Went on a nice walk through Bellavista today with my classmate Annette.  We saw some wonderful things in the streets.

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