We were unable to get a tour of the Presidential Palace
as it now took 7 – 10 days to get approval.
So we walked to the Subway and took the 20 – 30 minute
ride to the city center where we had a great individual tour of the City’s Opera
House. The tour guide had lived all over
Europe and spoke perfect English. They
were working on the set so the lights were not on inside the opera house but we
did get to go in and see it. Then she
took us to the 4th balcony and wow, what a sight. After that we went up two more floors to the
floor where the sets were made – very interesting.
We had seen a famous fast food place called Dominos (not
the pizza place) and went to it for lunch.
It was a hot dog place and the food was just fun for lunch.
Next we went to see the house of Pablo Neruda, a Nobel
Prize Poet who built his house on the side of the hill in three levels. It was a fun tour.
Then we walked back to the subway station and took the
subway back to the hotel where we have a 6:00pm check out time and a car to
pick us up to the airport at 6:45pm.
That’s all for now – see you at home – it was a wonderful
trip and we are ready to be home.
At the Opera House
Lunch the last day
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| Opening the door to the Opera House |
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| A backdrop for the opera being painted |
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| Outside stairway to the bedroom of the poet |
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Selling earrings on the street
Eating lunch at Dominoes in Santiago
Eating dinner at Johnny Rockets at the airport in Santiago
Just had to have a hamburger
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