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La Serena, Valparaiso 3-8feb

We see the sunrise at the bus terminal in La Serena , the hostel opens at 7:30 so expect a good hot tea before you spend an hour and half.

arrived at the Hostal, after a nap decide to go to the beach and 10 minutes to arrive microbus on the waterfront where we meet the fishermen who come back and unload hundreds of bags with seafood, and 'a triumph for the view and, also hit in the throat, we do recommend a place where they can go to eat, then we enjoy a clam chowder and potatoes, really good!

Digestion in the sun for a couple of hours and then return to the center where we visit the many churches and the feria artesanal.

knew I was coming ....

sand sculptures

There are different things to see around, but we decide to go and spend the next two days in Pisco Elqui , about 80 km, together with the local community Couch Surfing (see the next installment of the blog) , and then back to ns. hostal in this village on Sunday evening, where we do the shopping, the laundry, personal hygiene and do not last the match.

While we rest in the garden know Michael, Chiusi della Verna, near Arezzo, which revolves around Chile on the bike for the fifth time (9000 km in three months ....), and we fascinated him do a thousand questions and he answered quietly calm there.

We invite you to dinner the following evening, and then retired to his tent installed in the garden of the hostel and we are finally in our bed instead.

Melina and Michelle

hostal in the garden

The next day trip to the reserve of Isla Damas and Humboldt penguins, cormorants, where we also see dolphins and sea lions, and then a few hours of descanso sur la playa: the pictures speak for sun ....

cool eh ... !

The last day we decided to visit Coquimbo, a town 'in port within walking distance of La Serena: After a tour of the center, where the mariachi feel and see a clown, go on the waterfront to visit the fish market, where to buy 3 euro mixture of shellfish for making pasta in the evening.

a pan ceviche only 1000 pesos ...

diving from the pier

small plungers

After a little 'back to our beach. basis, buy the bus ticket for tomorrow with destiny Caldera and Bahia Inglesa , and go home to enjoy the company of Michael and the delicious pasta with seafood accompanied by a wonderful wine blanco.

Michele Good ride and see you soon!

Nimh Smart Charger Schematic

, 30gen-2feb

Valparaiso and 'only an hour and a half hours from Santiago, we will be guests on a couch surfer that there will be local' to take to stop calling Raul is 48 years old and after two fantastic bold young people of Santiago are a peer.

The house, although on the outskirts, and 'delicious and them' are also Denisse her friend who is preparing for a nice turkey dinner with potatoes, in short, a welcome with all the trimmings.

In the afternoon we all go together to explore the surroundings or Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, the two most ' and both of its major goals of the most 'sought after by Chileans for their holidays.

Melina Raul and Denisse

Plaza de Armas

Valparaiso view from Vina del Mar

The next day we take the metro and 30 minutes after we arrived in Valparaiso, famous for its hills and its lift (funicular) found throughout the city ', the more' old 'in 1883: the beginning from that of the Cerro Concepcion and arrive in a district of restored colonial houses all: they are a show all colored red and yellow purple pink all facing the sea.

Another elevator takes us to the open-air museum, which consists of huge murals, overtime, near them there are inscriptions with Lorca's poems written for a tango contest Giampa done here and walk with me I read poetry warms the heart.

also visit a house of Neruda, La Sebastiana: home and 'valuable leverage and the view breathtaking, the whole coast can be admired from every room and of course are represented by a garden where the poet and you can not help but take a picture together.

Don Pablo's chair

Pablo y Pablito

After we find Cecilia, a friend of a friend of Melina, who lives in Rome the summer and the winter here (or live in the summer twice a year ...) that, in addition to open up his home with a beautiful view of the city ', offers us a super coffee' Italian, we do a good talk 'and we salute you affectionately.

Cecilia and Melina

We spent the evening with Raul and Denisse with which we "express" in various ways, she and I do the color and styling, while Giampa Raul teaches the carbonara.

The next day take us to visit the other cities' nearby Concon and Renaissance choir, always the sea, and after a lot 'of sun (but no bathroom, because there are waves of over three meters!) and a few games to go home where burraco Melina, a polite request of the landlord wanted to try a Sicilian dish, it expresses a pasta with anchovies and toasted bread crumbs to follow with an aubergine.

leave Valparaiso at 23:30 Assigned La Serena , 400 km more 'to the north, with our friends who accompany us until the end, we drink the last beer together and come greet us with big hugs and we hope each buena buena life and fate: muchas gracias por todo, vos esperamos en Roma!


Ah, forgot this .....

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