[ Dec.2015 ] We found this staircase on the way down to Plaza Victoria from Bellavista Hill in Valparaiso in Chile. It was so lovely. Every step had the intricate picture. There was a colourful…

[ Dec.2015 ] This photo is the house of Neruda in Valparaiso in Chile. Now it is a museum. Unfortunately we did not have time to look inside, but this is one of the tourist…

[ Dec.2015 ] There were some stylish shops in Valparaiso in Chile. I bought this Chrysocolla ring there. Chile is famous for its Lapis Lazuli, but they have other stones related to copper, too, like…

[ Dec.2015 ] We took another ‘lift’ this time to go up to the Concepcion Hill in Valparaiso in Chile. Here I found a colourful light-hearted atmosphere which I had read in the guide book….

[ Dec.2015 ] When we were at the port in Valparaiso in Chile, some university students came up to us and asked if they could interview us. It seemed that they were learning journalism and…

[ Dec.2015 ] There are many hills in Valparaiso in Chile. There are many ‘lifts’ to go up and down the hills, too. They call them ‘lifts’, but in fact they are funiculars. According to…

[ Dec.2015 ]  On the next day, we went to Valparaiso from Santiago in Chile as an excursion. Valparaiso is the second largest city. When I read our guide book, I had an impression that…

[ Dec.2015 ] In the evening of our first day in Santiago in Chile, we went to a restaurant our tour leader recommended as the best place to enjoy Chilean wine. At first, we were…

[ Dec.2015 ] Santiago in Chile starts at the foot of Santa Lucia Hill, shown in this photo. The Spanish conqueror, Pedro de Valdivia declared the foundation of this city on the 12th February in 1541….