Back to Santiago

Monday 7th April

Today I headed back to Santiago. To be honest it was mainly like Friday in reverse, wandered around Valpo for a bit, got a bus, wandered around Santiago for a bit.

So instead of all that here are some random things I have noticed in Chile

Why does the metro stop so early? A lot of people only seem to come out at about 10 or 11 (when I am heading back to the hotel) but the metro stops at about 10:30. It can make it a bit tricky to go out for a meal in somewhere nice like Provedencia if you are staying in the centre of the city.

Where is all the fruit/veg on the menu? You can order vegetarian options, or get a salad, but the main courses seem to consist entirely of meat, chips, and egg or cheese.

This ones for Clare. Watch out for the red sauce bottles. They aren´t always ketchup (sometimes salsa)

Given the amount of fast food eaten here I now know why there are so many pharamacies. Its for all the diabetes and cholesterol tests that they offer. Although a lot of Chileans are quite slim (especially the females) there are signs of the beginnings of an obesity crisis. Welcome to the Western wold Chile.

What is with all the pregnant women showing they bumps. I don´t think it is because they cannot afford to buy maternity wear. It seems to be a fashion statement to wear a teeshirt that wouldn´t fit you even if you weren´t pregnant.