Santiago
Wine and more wine!
29.11.2008 - 04.12.2008
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Our trip in Chile was very pleasant indeed. The difference from Bolivia was immediately obvious. The roads were in good condition and the food was a lot better. We had five nights before arriving in Santiago, one of these was on a night bus. Chile was spent mainly relaxing and enjoying the feeling of safety while on the streets of the towns we visited.
Santiago itself is a lovely city. Almost all the streets are tree lined and it has many many parks. Shelley and I had five nights in Santiago, 2 with the GAP adventures group and the other 3 on our own. We spent it eating great food and drinking lots of very nice wine. We had the best meals so far in South America. We spent a whole 15 pounds each on some meals!!! Unheard of in Bolivia and Chile but that included very nice bottle of wine and two or three courses! The last evening that the Gap group spent in Santiago we went out with a few of the group for a excellent meal to say farewell.
After the Gap group departed to continue their journey south, Shelley and I did a wine tour of two vine yards near Santiago. One, Concha y Torro, makes Casillero del Diablo, which they export to the UK. We had a couple of tastings and a tour of the cellars. The next, Aquitania, is a very small winery. We had a tour of their winery and a few tastings and ended up buying a couple of bottles. The wine they made was excellent. We have a few photos on facebook of both wineries.
All in all our stay in Santiago was a great finish to South America but we were looking forward to English speaking New Zealand.
Posted by AandSTrip 07.01.2009 14:54 Archived in Chile Tagged food
