hopped on the underground today and headed out to the parque metropolitano. we went on the cable cars that hover over the park. very nice views. when you get to the top, there is a short walk to the summit of the mountain in the middle of the park. near the top is an open air church with alter etc, i´d say the holy-molyies go crazy for that stuff. at the peak of the mountain is a huge statue of mary, and a panoramic view of the whole of santiago. very, very large city. and smoggy. you can see the andes though the smog that hem in the city.
heading off to a vineyard tomorrow for the day, then getting a plane to NZ @ about midnight. 14 hour plane trip, so travel tablets and vodka will be had a-plenty! once we land in auckland, we hop straight onto a 2 hour flight to christchurch to begin our adventure of the south island. renting a car there aswell, so a return to normality. woo hoo!
