Well after my 11 hr flight from hell I got to Santiago. I left jono who treated me to wines and lunch and more wines at the airport. He has spoilt me to death and I need to go to Peru to detox from my chilled out week in Aukland.
They said they may page me for an upgrade to business class. Wow I thought but it never happened beacuse I had a seat to myself and I think they thought that was spoiling me enough. Anyhow the seat was right by teh toilets so i had to put up with the pople queing and the really loud toilet flushing noise. That kept me awake all night. Itīs the first jet lag I have really had as iīleft at 5pm aukland time on 17th and arrived 12pm chille time on the same day so my body clock is screwed. I got to watch loads of films though, stepford wives (was actually funny in bits) the jim carey fil beautiful someothing of a something mind. Ace film and of course second time watching the latest harry potter and one episode of friends. Even drinking didīnot help me sleep.
I got there and found the airport confusing but managed to wangle my way through, change money and order a cab which took me to los nogales the hotel I am staying at which is passed downtown santiago. The same nervous person scared to get in the cab at bangkok has definately gone it has been bring it on!
The hotel is great, very basic and it does not look posh at all but i have a shower and bath, kitchen, lounge, bed and sofa in my room plus a balcony and a complimetary drink. I took myself off for a walk near the restaurants and managed to negotiate a capacciono (not one of those by my definations more like and expresso with whipped cream) ask where a cash point machine is and get some money out.
On the way I did fall for the I am an art student and as I have stopped you and we have to pay for our education you should by a powem from me. Lets just add I do`not speak spanish and hardly anyone here speaks english...cool its been even more of an adventure but I really dived in with the spanish I know. If that hasnt worked I have tried what I know in french and just changed the endings to dos or os or something spanish sounding.
This is great santigao so far is beautifuņl its 19 degrees and a beautiful day and the houses and people are wonderful so far. Within an hr I have sussed out where the restuarants are near the hotel, the irish bar called branigans and the kiwi/aussie bar called roos. Great!
Let the adventure begin again! Going off to collapse now as beer, no sleep and jet lag has just set in.
Posted by alexd at September 17, 2004 09:20 PMGlad to read you've made it to South America and getting by on quanto costas, donde es and habla inglese? at least you are trying and grabbing the bull by the horns Ha, ha
Anna and Dominic
Posted by: Anna and Dominic at September 18, 2004 06:05 PM