Sketch of Santa Teresa from the Cathedral
My favorite parts of day six were the walking tour and also the trip to the beach. It was really cool to see all of the graffiti and drawings on the buildings. It’s a lot different to see businesses and residences covered in street art when I don’t see a lot of it back in Columbus and especially back home in the suburbs. The bright colors of the street art really complemented the bright hues buildings that stretched the hills of Valparaíso. The trip to the beach was actually a lot more fun than what I expected. I thought that the water was going to be a lot colder than what it actually was. I’ve never been to the beach where the waves have been so strong. My friends and I later that night went to Giratorio, a fantastic restaurant that had a rotating floor and piano player. It was kind of expensive but I honestly love eating all of the nice food that Chile has to offer. I was really happy that we were all able to go to the Cathedral of Santiago today after we weren’t able to go inside the other day. The Cathedral of Santiago was beautiful. I was surprised to see that there wasn’t a lot of stained glass. I’m wondering if this is because of the earthquake problem or just the style of the cathedral. The Museum of Memory had a lot of heavy material but I think that it was really well done. The exhibits were very simple which I find important when the material is very complex and heavy. Dinner tonight was not my favorite, however I feel good to be staying in tonight to get some work done before my free day tomorrow.