Touring Santiago

On Sunday, Scott and I took of determined to see more of Santiago.  We went to the Barrio Brazil/Yungay, two  neighborhoods built in the middle of the 18th century. There is a variety of interesting architectural styles, with little "Passages" that are short little cobblestone alleys into exclusive old homes.    Even though the buildings were really interesting, you can tell they can't decide if they should restore them or tear them down.  We saw both conditions.  Tucked away in one road was this incredible church, Congregacion Preciosa Sangre.

We continued to amble around and found what has to be one of the biggest open air second hand markets ever!  People laid out their goods, from clothes to computers, on the grass in the median of Bernardo O'Higgins, a large boulevard.  It must have been a mile long.  Then in the middle it split off and became a food market.  It looked like you could get anything form fish to fruit.  We didn't spend much time there, but I may have to go back without Scott.  He was not keen on exploring the market!