On the second to last full day in Chile, we made our excursion to the eighth largest city in the Western Hemisphere, Santiago. We took the two-hour bus ride straight east (for which I slept through most of) and arrived right in the central business district. The reason for our visit was to see Bolsa de Commercio de Santiago, which is the predominant Chilean stock exchange. Unfortunately, our visit was cut short because the trading floor, which is the main attraction at Bolsa, was under construction and we were unable to visit it. Instead we received a short lecture, and were sent on our way a couple of hours early.
After leaving the exchange, we visited many of the predominant Chilean tourist attractions, including the president’s office and the national museum. Instead of feeling like tourists, we felt more like the attractions at every stop, because the endless scores of Chilean students that passed us wanted their pictures taken with the gringos.
Our final stop in the city was atop a hill in the center of the city. From the top, you would hypothetically be able to see the entire city of Santiago, but because of the huge amount of smog, the view was somewhat limited. Nevertheless, the scape of impressive, and you really got a feeling for the enormity of the city. It just seemed to go on forever.
For dinner, we once again went to Telepizza, which has become our favorite quick and cheap food stop on the trip. It was just another full day in the life on Chile Plus3.
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