When we arrived the concierge had our key waiting for us. When we walk in the first thing we do is put on the Air Conditioning the second is notice a lovely bottle of wine and a box of chocolates waiting for us. It is the lovely little touches that mean so much.
We get settled and put things away and then we both lay down for a short nap. There is minimal time change (one hour) from home but we are tired for a long night on a plane. After an hour nap we shower and dress and head out to explore.
It is early evening on a Sunday and not much is open. The area we are staying is quite safe but you still need to be aware of your surroundings.
We walk and walk and our goal was to find the local hop on hop off bus called Turistik. We finally find it and buy two tickets for it for tomorrow morning. A good thing he took us outside and walked us to the pick up spot because there are no markings at this stop for the bus. The bus was $23,000 Chilean Pesos ($27 US) for the tour.
We need to get something to eat and we found a lovely Italian restaurant with outdoor seating and we enjoyed a fabulous meal with a bottle of local wine and the bill came to $50,000 - quite reasonable. Actually I find the prices here to be very reasonable.
After dinner we decide to head to the W Hotel that is nearby as our friends had recommended the rooftop bar and they did not disappoint. Stunning views, great drinks and it the end of a great day.
Oh and Santiago has Uber and again is much more reasonable than a taxi, where they seem to want to scam the tourists. At least with Uber we know how much it is and it is reliable.
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