The man who studied at Tokyo University of the Arts
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…
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Very colourful
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….
Being interviewed at the port
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…
‘lift’
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…
To Valparaiso
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…
Enjoyed Chilean wine in a stylish restaurant
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…
Santa Lucia Hill
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….
La Moneda Palace
This is the photo of La Moneda Palace, the presidential palace in Santiago in Chile. ‘Moneda’ means coins and it used to be the mint. This building was built by Joaquin Toesca,…
Gorgeous cathedral
We popped in to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago in Chile. It was a gorgeous church like a palace, which was too good to look at it quickly (we did not have…
