Santiago is a city blending modern buildings with it's Spanish heritage. The city is clean, safe, and we were impressed with the focus on public spaces and parks with lots of trees. The picture to the right is The Aubrey Hotel,
where we are staying. It's situated in Bellavista, a fairly trendy part of town near the University of San Sebastian.
First on the agenda today was the ubiquitous Hop-On-Hop-Off double decker bus tour that you find in most cities. This 2 hour trip gave us a chance to get our bearings and passes through all parts of the city so you get a good feel for the place. However, the seats on the bus were a bit hard and we got off after an hour because Michelle's bum couldn't stand anymore sitting, so we opted for shopping instead at Mall Parco Arauco. I know what you're probably thinking, but Michelle didn't buy anything - I was the only one who managed to spend $98,990. By the way thats in chilean pesos which have an exchange rate of about 413 pesos to AUD$1.
We had to laugh when we saw the signs of a city that's growing fast, embracing technology but not giving enough attention to their infrastructure. These congested clumps of wires were quite common through the city.
The pictures below are within Parco Arauco, a large park in the north of the city adjacent to Santiago's largest shopping mall.
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