As would be expected with my mother, no earthquake was going to get in the way of us having an activity-filled vacation. Yes, our Easter Island plans did not work out as hoped; however, we still managed to have a wonderful time together for our extended stay in Santiago.
Before Mom and Lee arrived, Jeff decided that he had to try out a completo italiano, which consists of a hotdog smothered in tomato, avocado, and mayo (the colors of the Italian flag).
So happy to be with my Mamma (in Santiago's Plaza de Armas)
On the day my mom and Lee arrived, we took a tour of Santiago. Jeff took this very neat picture during the tour. Very artistic!
They were tired after their travels, but I think they were happy to see us.
We visited quite a few markets during our Culinary tour. I was surprised at how willing the proprietors were to model for me.
We all had delicious fresh juice during that tour as well!
We spent one day in Valparaiso (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), with Gonzalo serving as our tour guide extraordinaire.
Lunch in Valpo
Valparaiso is known for its graffiti. I think the artist of the one on the right meant to write "cultura" and not "curtura" though.
The rafting trip was definitely one of the highlights of the week for me. It was one of the most fun runs I've ever done and the scenery was just incredible.
The CD the company made of our trip just had too many great pictures to pass up, so my mom decided to purchase it. Lee sent this picture to me as a representation of just how hard he and I both worked. Yup, that's me at the front and Lee behind working our little tails off while Jeff and Rachel are staring at us and my mom is staring Lord only knows where. All kidding aside, we all worked very hard on that trip and I know Jeff and I really felt it the day after!
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Good job baby-it was a wonderful week, you are right no earthquake was going to stop us!
ReplyDeleteThat week was like a reality show like survivor, and we did survive. While I am on that subject, seeing you two swimming with sharks reminded me of dancing with the stars. Well it was a great week even if we did not make it to Easter Island. We need a reunion on Easter Island someday.
ReplyDeleteLove you
Lee
I must say making the most of any situation is commendable, especially in the midst of an earthquake occurrence.
ReplyDeleteMarcia, there are two pictures that you must incorporate in your collage for your kitchen decoration. Those two pictures taken during the culinary tour are worth framing: colorful and apropos. I don't think they were part of the pictures I saw on Shutterfly.
Magge - you are right. Your mom is always ready for action. She was certainly ready when the cameraman took the picture of all of you in the raft boat. She was really the only ready for the shot while you guys were wasting your time! LOL Oh yeah! Too precious!
In one of the graffiti pictures, there are dogs beside it. Are they real? Looks like you guys are having a super-de-duper time. The vegetables and fruits seem so ripe and delicious. Have you tried any exotic fruits yet?
ReplyDeleteYup, the dogs are real. There are so many stray dogs in South America, it's hard to go a minute without seeing at least a few. And yeah, they act as models on occasion for me as well.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a few interesting fruits. Jeff had passion fruit for the first time when we were in Ecuador (I've had it before). We also had something called tomate de arbol, which is also called tamarillo, but we had it in juices (a lot in Ecuador). Then we also tried cactus fruit (can't remember what it's called in Spanish). You're brother really didn't like that one. The flavor is actually pretty good, but it has tons of these really hard, small seeds, that you're supposed to eat as well. I can't think of any others at the moment. We are definitely looking forward to trying some new fruits in southeast asia!
Holy makarel! Great pictures! Why don't they wrap the octopi(I didn't know chileans had octopus.) up? Would you eat a octopi know that you've seen one up close? Oh, and is the church(I'm guessing it's a church)actually painted or is it just the mirror? In the family picture,for a second I thought Jeffrey was wearing a dress!(Hee hee hee!:) but it looks goog though Jeffrey!
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Liam
Liam - they keep all the seafood out so that people can choose which one they want. Once a person chooses, then they wrap it up for you. That's the great part about going to a market (where I took the pictures): you get to choose really fresh stuff - right out of the ocean or off the tree!
ReplyDeleteThe church I believe you're talking about (the artistic picture Jeff took) is actually a reflection of a real church off an office building window. Pretty cool that Jeff was able to capture that, huh?
I don't think your brother would ever be caught wearing a dress. But it is a funny thought!
Love you, Liam! I hope your birthday was fantastic!