Valparaiso, Chile

This weekend we needed to escape the heat of Santiago so we took the bus to Valparaiso on the coast about 1.5 hours away. It such a unique town; artistic center, colorful houses clinging to steep hills, one of the busiest ports on the Pacific, full of artists, great food, pisco sours, busy locals, and fresh seafood, fruit and veggies! We met up with two different sets of friends that had gotten their degrees at OSU! (Double click on the pictures to see them better.)

We packed lightly so we could walk to our hotel.  The first thing that met us off the bus was this packed market.

This was the "street" we missed when we got lost and wandered up Calle Mira Flores.  The hotel manager said, "never go that way again".

View from our room.

Typical Valparaiso neighborhood.

Enjoying the sights over the port.