Día Cuatro

Up and up and up!

Last night we went on a little wonder around Santiago to find another big supermarket, however, we got a bit distracted by a section of bars, so of course we had to stop for a drink....or two...perfect end to the day.

Today began with a message from James saying we would have an extra half an hour lie in (RESULT!). We took this as an opportunity to go and explore in the aim to find somewhere to grab a quick breakfast. Ended up in a little pastry shop (much like a Gregs back in the UK) and not being able to read any Spanish we had no idea what we had picked up, so all our breakfasts were a bit like a game of roulette. I managed to pick up a sausage roll type thing with some cheese in (was ok I suppose). 

After a speedy breakfast we walked back to the apartment block to meet the rest of the team and begin our fourth day. Today we had planned to tackle the cable car that runs up to the top of San Cristobal Hill in Santiago. The views from up here were very different from that of Sky Costanera but just as amazing. There was a lot of smog above the city today, this was fascinating to see. 

Coming back down the hill was quite an experience....the funicular was on a very steep part of the hill and we decided it was a good idea to stand right at the front.

After climbing that hill we walked through an artsy place in Santiago, Pablo Bellavisba, where some nice bars and places to eat were pointed out to us. This is something we will keeping in mind as the night life is supposed to be very good here.

After all this walking and climbing we had worked up quite the appetite, TIME FOR LUNCH! Todays lunch we decided to go for somewhere with a set menu. We stopped off in this small restaurant where we demolished a soup, main and dessert (nicely finished with a glass of wine). Absolutely beautiful food, and this offered us all a chance to practice some Spanish (I think I'm getting a hang of some simple phrases now.)

After lunch, it was time to tackle our second hill of the day, Santa Lucia Hill. (Unfortuntely this one did not have a cable car) Many sets of wonky steps later we had finally reached the top. Once again this view was very different from both of the other ones we had already seen, but just as stunning. (Worth the many steps up!)

After a very exciting day we had realised that the trail had taken us to our favourite market! So off we went to buy some useless things from some stalls. Fuelled with excitement we decided it was best to go home as we had to prepare for our first day of school tomorrow! This ends our holiday portion of the Chile adventure until our half term in July. Couldn't be more excited to start school!