Justin Bieber in Santiago

Oh my word! Llamas, Justin Bieber, ballerinas in the streets, funiculars and we have only been here 7 hours.




After a 90 minutes bus ride with only 3 visits to the onboard baño with Claudia, 2 tunnels, and countless vineyards, we made it to Santiago! The bus station was enormous but we managed to navigate our way through and hopped on the Metro. We dropped off our stuff at the Chil Hotel (not a typo!) and didn't go a 100 feet before we bumped into a llama! What fun! Que divertido!







Then we made it to the highly recommended Galinda restaurant. We ate our lovely chorillana and decided to expand our culinary horizon with Pastel de Choclo which is like a corn version of Shepherd's Pie. Que delicioso!



As we walked along the street, a lovely ballerina was dancing in the crosswalk between lights. She could have been on a stage in New York yet she was here, amidst the cars, with us. It was truly enchanting. Where had we landed?

We then went up to the top of Cerro San Cristobal for a beautiful view of Santiago. We went by funicular which is just like an ascensor but with, apparently, the correct name. We found out only Valparaíso uses the name ascensor for these outdoor elevators!



Then! We came down into a pack of wild teenagers who were convinced that Sean was Justin Bieber! He was absolutely mobbed!!!!!!! There must have been 30 of them and that is no exaggeration. Just minutes before, three young women had asked for a photo with him which he graciously obliged while being completely clear that he WAS NOT Justin Bieber! With the mob? We just ran for our lives!!!!



We now have the young heartthrob safely in bed.

7 hours. I kid you not.