Bariloche

Dinner

Our new year’s eve dinner finally started at around 10pm in Bariloche in Argentina. The restaurant was called Jauja and this was the one which our tour leader’s favourite ice cream shop…

Argentina

The last sunset of 2015

We went out at around 9:15pm to have New Year’s Eve dinner in Bariloche in Argentina. It was late for dinner for us, but the restaurant would not open until 9pm. But…

Argentina

New Years Eve at Bariloche

The first town we went in Argentina was Bariloche which was on Nahuel Huapi Lake. It was obvious that this town was new. Historically this place developed as a part of Chile,…

Chile

Crossing the border by local bus

On the next day, we crossed the border to Argentina by local bus which we took from the small bus station in Puerto Varas in Chile. First, we had the Chilean passport…

Chile

Full speed on the countryside roads

After lunch, we came back to the main island of Chiloe in Chile and continued our journey to look at the wooden churches which are listed in the World Heritage. The last…

Chiloe Island

Eat oysters

Because I said I like oysters, Max, the tour leader took us to a small town called Curaco de Velez by ferry from the main Chiloe Island in Chile. There are apparently…

Chile

Town of Castro

We walked around the town of Castro which is the capital of Chiloe Island in Chile. This town was founded in 1567 which means it is the third oldest town in Chile….

Chile

Colourful stilt houses

In Chiloe Island in Chile, there are not only World Heritage wooden churches to see, but also stilt houses on the sea. They are called Palafito. Very colourful and picturesque. Originally they were built in…

Chile

Wooden churches listed as the World Heritage

The main attraction in Chiloe Island in Chile is the wooden churches which are listed in the UNESCO’s World Heritage. That was what I had heard, so I had imagined something like…