Olmue
Olmue, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Santiago
12/09/09 21:06
We were lucky. Hosteria de Valle Verde turned out to be very nice indeed with an excellent breakfast included. Cost C$30,000 (£34).
Nancy outside our cabin with the little Kia.
Reception.
We drove down to Valparaiso on the Pacific coast where it was again noticeably cooler and foggy due, I understand, to the influence of the Humboldt Current.
There is convenient parking underneath Plaza Sotomayor next to Muelle Prat. The plaza itself is surrounded by and interesting array of buildings.
Valparaiso port and some ships of the Chilean Navy.
Port Authority building.
Imposing Armada de Chile building.
Rear entrance to the navy building.
Art and Cultural Centre.
Hotel Reina Victoria.
Fire station.
Memorial statue - Arturo Prat.
Cia Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica S.A.
Fresh produce is very cheap in Chile. These avocados cost C$1000 (£1.15).
Memorial to Lord Cochrane who commanded the Chilean Navy amongst others. More about him from the RN and the Chilean navy.
Ships at anchor off Valparaiso.
Houses on steep hills overlooking the port area.
Funicular railway. One of many in Valparaiso.
Back in the car we drove up a winding road to residential areas overlooking the port. All cabling is above ground.
Very steep streets.
Trolleybus on Plaza Sotomayor. A wealth of detail on these buses here.
From Valparaiso we drove a few miles up the coast to Viña del Mar.
Our backs to the Pacific at Reñaca beach. Sailing west from here the next land would be Dudley beach south of Newcastle, Australia some 6158.46 nautical miles away.
Viña del Mar is home to the Chilean navy Escuela de Armamentos.
Lots of old guns from scrapped Chilean warships. Mostly British and American built.
I hadn't seen these before. Large transparent spheres in a shallow pool. A child is sealed inside (with enough air) and then rolls the sphere around the pool. They are called water balls.
Before going back to santiago we stopped by we stopped by Edificio Miramar. Around US$110,000 buys a new 2 bedroom apartment with (somewhat distant) sea views. I thought this was a bit expensive especially as bedroom 2 could be described as a large cupboard.
Nancy outside our cabin with the little Kia.
Reception.
We drove down to Valparaiso on the Pacific coast where it was again noticeably cooler and foggy due, I understand, to the influence of the Humboldt Current.
There is convenient parking underneath Plaza Sotomayor next to Muelle Prat. The plaza itself is surrounded by and interesting array of buildings.
Valparaiso port and some ships of the Chilean Navy.
Port Authority building.
Imposing Armada de Chile building.
Rear entrance to the navy building.
Art and Cultural Centre.
Hotel Reina Victoria.
Fire station.
Memorial statue - Arturo Prat.
Cia Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica S.A.
Fresh produce is very cheap in Chile. These avocados cost C$1000 (£1.15).
Memorial to Lord Cochrane who commanded the Chilean Navy amongst others. More about him from the RN and the Chilean navy.
Ships at anchor off Valparaiso.
Houses on steep hills overlooking the port area.
Funicular railway. One of many in Valparaiso.
Back in the car we drove up a winding road to residential areas overlooking the port. All cabling is above ground.
Very steep streets.
Trolleybus on Plaza Sotomayor. A wealth of detail on these buses here.
From Valparaiso we drove a few miles up the coast to Viña del Mar.
Our backs to the Pacific at Reñaca beach. Sailing west from here the next land would be Dudley beach south of Newcastle, Australia some 6158.46 nautical miles away.
Viña del Mar is home to the Chilean navy Escuela de Armamentos.
Lots of old guns from scrapped Chilean warships. Mostly British and American built.
I hadn't seen these before. Large transparent spheres in a shallow pool. A child is sealed inside (with enough air) and then rolls the sphere around the pool. They are called water balls.
Before going back to santiago we stopped by we stopped by Edificio Miramar. Around US$110,000 buys a new 2 bedroom apartment with (somewhat distant) sea views. I thought this was a bit expensive especially as bedroom 2 could be described as a large cupboard.
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San Vicente to Olmue
11/09/09 20:27
Olga outside her new house.
San Vicente lies in a river valley a few miles to the west of route 5. To the east is the Andes cordilera.
Route 66 took us from San Vicente via Peumo to San Antonio on the pacific coast.
It was a lovely drive on immaculate roads through farmland and winding hill roads. Roadside produce stalls were everywhere. We bought a large bag of oranges for 1,500 pesos (about £1.70).
Just before San Antonio we dropped down to the foggy Pacific at Santa Maria del Mar where it was noticeably colder.
Then we skirted round San Antonio and continued across country to Olmue near Parque Nacional La Campana.
Olmue is a lovely spot and we visited sister Jackie who lives in a not quite finished eco-house just outside the town. Before dinner we took a walk up into the park foothills.
Nancy with sister Jackie at sunset in Parque Nacional La Campana.
After an excellent dinner at Campo Alto
We looked around for a hotel. There being none suitable in Olmue we set off for Viña del Mar but around 23:30 we stumbled on Hosteria de Valle Verde where we spent the night.
San Vicente lies in a river valley a few miles to the west of route 5. To the east is the Andes cordilera.
Route 66 took us from San Vicente via Peumo to San Antonio on the pacific coast.
It was a lovely drive on immaculate roads through farmland and winding hill roads. Roadside produce stalls were everywhere. We bought a large bag of oranges for 1,500 pesos (about £1.70).
Just before San Antonio we dropped down to the foggy Pacific at Santa Maria del Mar where it was noticeably colder.
Then we skirted round San Antonio and continued across country to Olmue near Parque Nacional La Campana.
Olmue is a lovely spot and we visited sister Jackie who lives in a not quite finished eco-house just outside the town. Before dinner we took a walk up into the park foothills.
Nancy with sister Jackie at sunset in Parque Nacional La Campana.
After an excellent dinner at Campo Alto
We looked around for a hotel. There being none suitable in Olmue we set off for Viña del Mar but around 23:30 we stumbled on Hosteria de Valle Verde where we spent the night.