Ok, pack our stuff, chill out and
have an early night, then we will awake fresh and ready to enjoy the bus
from the front windows from Mendoza to Santiago. But, as with all great laid plans something got in
the way, in this case....wine. So waking up at 6:30, we grunted at each other,
grabbed our bags and slowly put them on our red lobster shoulders, cursing the
fact we have pasty British skin that cant accept temperatures over 26 degrees! Trudging to the bus station yawning was not the start I had envisaged. But, as
we left Mendoza, my tiredness quickly disappeared and I stayed wide awake for
the whole magical journey to Chile (I say I, Fran was too excited from the
whole experience once we crossed the border she quickly found herself in her
usual bus state....asleep)
Thanks to the DJ set from the suggestion of Boom (thanks mate), I had the
perfect soundtrack to take in the amazing snow capped mountains and winding
roads. To be honest we were spoilt for views from the first minute til last. I
don't think I need to describe the journey in any more detail as the pictures
themselves do perfect justice!
Views from the bus journey:
We arrived in Santiago early afternoon and, after our excesses in the Argentinean wine region of Mendoza, we used
it as a chance to stop and chill for a few days. The movie channels and
takeaway pizza made this quite an easy task! It was a cool place. When we
weren't walking up the mountains and gazing back down across the city we spent
much of our time wandering the streets. While exploring, we found ourselves buying cheap vintage clothing from the eclectic range in Providencia (and even managed a quick stop off at Topshop to make us feel at home).
Santiago:
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