She arrived Thursday afternoon and after our class, the boys met us for a sushi dinner at our super swanky hotel in Los Condes (which is a bit nicer than the area in which we live). Off to a great start... one would think.
Friday morning I decided to take her up to the top of San Cristobal (a big mountain in the center of the city, mentioned in my first post). Although there is a funicular to the top, the boys and I run (or try to run in my case) this trail fairly often and even though it's quite steep, thought it would be good exercise (and enjoyable) to hike to the top. To make a lonnnnnng story quite short, we ran into a pair of knife-bearing hooligans, KO took a serious tumble, and despite getting away with all our things, we spent the majority of Friday in the Chilean ER. As such, her Santiago vacation ended up being much more... relaxing than we anticipated - filled with some serious pool time, bad TV, and delicious room service. (I did take a bunch of pictures of her and her injuries but I have a feeling she may not be too happy if I actually post them here... And considering I led her up that damn hill, I figure I should try to get back on her good side again... )
[Clocked a lot of hours out here - thankfully, it was gorgeous!]
Sunday, she was feeling much better (and able to walk around, albeit slowly), so we joined the boys for a soccer game downtown - Universidad de Chile vs. Catolica. We opted for the non-crazy cheering section this time but definitely want to sit there for the next game as those fans were nuts!
We spent the afternoon on Monday with the boys, wine tasting and touring the Concha y Toro winery - which is the largest producer of wines in Latin America and the third largest (I believe) in the world. The weather was perfect and the vineyards reminded both of us of Longwood.
So, despite a pretty horrific start to her trip, we did our best to make up for it in the end! (Although, I have a feeling she may not be returning to Santiago any time soon...)
P.S. Please note how well sunglasses cover bruising - you can't even tell she had a run in with hooligans!
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