Santiago is Warm!

After an uneventful trip from 28 degree Portland we arrive in 85 degree Santiago!  It is heavenly weather and evidently is just about always comfortable here.  Scott's friend, Christian, met us at the airport and gave us a grand orientation, including a lovely lunch with his family.

Our apartment is on the 17th floor and is very tiny, but comfortable.  It has lots of windows and view is outstanding!! Santiago has 7M people so the view of the city is endless from here. We get a good cross breeze so that air conditioning isn't necessary.

We live in Providencia which is an older upper middle class neighborhood.  It is very busy and a hub of activity with lots of restaurants. The city sleeps from about 2am to 8am otherwise it is a cacophony! The first thing we noticed was a labor protest at a computer store just below us.  Oh man, they make so much noise with horns, whistles and chants.  Its deafening!  Theoretically it will not last long, but I still hope it will become white noise soon.