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Nov 29 Waiting for the Plane

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 Why, I was wrong! Nov 30 was our last day, but with no activities planned Randy and roamed to Flea Markets Antique Mall and a Pre Columbian Museum. The walking nearly killed my feet but we enjoyed it  never-the-less. We got some sleep on the airplane and arrived in Houston at 5 am. It took us 2 hours to get through customs and almost as long to drive home.  Protest mural. People who disagreed with the government disappeared  The antique mall. Luckily we couldn’t get what Randy wanted in his suitcase! Pre Colombian Art A boat  First guns we saw A car at the antique mall This indicated sales like a spreadsheet would today These are palm tree cell towers Nice horse at the Antique Mall .

Nov 28 Vina Del Mar

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  On our last day in Santiago, we visited the picturesque port of Valparaiso, founded in the 16 century with 43 hills that are reached by narrow, windy streets, staircases and a series of lifts (funiculars), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We continue to ViƱa del Mar, known as the Garden City for its pretty parks and flower-lined streets. On the return to Santiago, we stopped at some of the beaches. For dinner we enjoyed a traditional Chilean dinner at a local restaurant and bid farewell to our tour.   Picturesque house on the water  Val Parisio was a city of murals Ants painted on the street led to this confectionery shop, a good marketing ploy.  50’s Coke advertising  Turn off your tv turn on life Dogs guarding a beautifully tiled staircase  Cat sunning on a car hood By the sea Cobblestones Weimar in training  City street’s  Murals everywhere  Monitor planters Old cables weren’t removed  Cevechie.  A slide beside a staircase