Smog and Sours in Santiago

Santiago is smaller and smoggier than BA - but you can always see the mountain backdrop through the haze. Basta mountains! I said, so we stayed on ground level, doing the sightseeing thing and stopping every so often (well, quite often) for a Pisco Sour. Here's a quick art lesson we learned while walking the streets of Santiago:

Ancient Statue

Modern Statue

Living Statue

Actually the old guy is in the really cool Pre-Colombino Museo and apparently he's wearing his enemy's flayed skin. Wonder if it's waterproof...

There are some fantastic views of Santiago with the Andes as backdrop - here is one on Cerro Santa Lucia that Pete is completely ignoring as he is looking for something much more important:  the next lunch spot.

Here's what he should have been admiring:



Then it was time to switch hotels again - our next i-escape stay in Santiago was at the funky, friendly Meridiano Petit Sur, you can read my review here.