Sabado y Domingo

Well, Saturday was fun getting up after the late night we had. I raved at the kids in my group about piscolas for hours, man they must have gotten sick of hearing about it. But I mean, I had done a pretty good job of networking, with Nick promising Monday night insanity at the clubs. The afternoon we had scheduled a bike ride, in Bellavista again! The bike tour was definitely pretty awesome, despite being pretty damn hung over.

The tour guide was a dude from Tennessee, who loved Chile and said he was applying for permanent citizenship down here. He said they will welcome you with open arms, especially if you have a college degree, based on their unique history and influences. We toured through Bellavista, past the Museo where I had been spinning fire, and meandered through the Parque Forestal. Being a somewhat experienced biker, I chose to opt for a special hybrid bike which served me pretty well. We would stop periodically at historical marks, statues, etc... as he gave us a history of sites in Santiago. I eventually took my Ipod out too, biking around jammin' to my tunes. My favorite part of the tour was a GIANT wall mural spreading down the sidewalk for hundreds of feet, featuring scenes from each part of Chile running north to south. My street art collection is growing rapidly, as I added dozens more doing the tour and then dozens more as we walked through Bellavista. The tour guide had mentioned a local Thai place that got me excited as all hell, except it was closed.

However, on the walk there, I passed by all types of siiick graffiti murals so it was well worth it. We ended up at a nearby Korean place as well, which was surprisingly a lot better then what I was expecting. I ordered a spicy tofu dish that was recommended to me, which turned out to be one of the best meals of the entire trip to date. Poor Alice had to end up translating and taking orders for everyone, since the menu was only in Korean...

More coming...