On my last day in Chile I turned into the tourist. I made my way through Providencia to the central of Santiago, with camera in hand. This was my last chance to take in the city as well as get tan. It was very enjoyable to see the history of the city and it makes me want to read up on the history of Santiago (so if anyone knows of any books to recommend let me know).
A couple of year back they renovated the Santiago temple, but from the outside it looks exactly the same.
A couple of year back they renovated the Santiago temple, but from the outside it looks exactly the same.
If you look close enough you can see the virgin Mary on top of San Cristobal.
Cunado, this one is for you, the Uraguayan embassy.
Alameda, similar to the white house except that the president is not forced to live there. You use to be able to go inside, but they would not let me this time.
This is Salvador Allende, president of the REpublica de Chile from 1970-1973. He was in office when the military general Agusto Pinnochet conducted a coupe and overthrew the government. This was a very dark time in Chile, that even though it brought hope to some, many people “disappeared”, food was scarce, and the nation went through an awesome change. On the day that Allende was expelled from office (11 de septiembre) he said, “Tengo fe en Chile y su destino.”
Another president, Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez (1958 – 1964) made a very insightful statement, “Sin economia prospera, resultara can la mas avanzada legislation social.” (Without a prosperous economy, the most advanced legislation will be in vain)
This is la capilla de San Francisco, it is right on Alameda and was right next to my hotel. Kind of a nice hotel, except there were some sketchy things going one (turning the tv on and finding it on a music video station instead of the football channel, open door to the patio, and random knocks on the door between 7 and 8 am from room service). But they did have a safe in the room.
After a week of walking 3 blocks to the metro each time i went to different parts of town, I found out that there was a metro station just a half a block away. Oddly enough, it was also next to the central campus of the University of Chile. Potentially my future employer. So here is the building, I wonder if i get free tickets to La U football games (that is if they can get a stadium. The news of the week is that one of the top football teams in the country does not have a stadium to play in).
This was a picutre from the airplane. The light straight ahead is the moon, and the city lights, well that is Santiago.
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Here it is Josh, the much promised comment. I do have to give you some credit for thinking of me when you passed the Uruguayan embassy though. Funny, that building is nicer than any building I ever saw in Uruguay. They must pull out the big guns to impress Chile.
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