Valparaiso

Valparaiso is a great little city an hour away from Santiago. I had a totally fun time just wandering around for the day. Here´s the scoop: it has two levels, the normal ground level but then a higher level on a hill that is accessible by crazy long steps or cable car. For example:



It is a beautiful city for a number of reasons. First, it has cool, fun architecture and alleyways:



Second, it has really cool murals:


Third, there are beautiful parks through out the city, complete with statues commemorating things, fountains, nice trees, and stray dogs:


And fourth, it has kick-ass graffiti art:



So, I spent the day just basking in the beauty of the city. It was totally great. Look! I made a friend. Andreas (he´s from Oslo) and I decided to take the day trip together. Here he is catching his breath after our climb up those god awful stairs.


That was today. Tomorrow: Santiago.
-Katie