Today some of us got to go to a market near Baquedano, just by the metro stop. There were food stands, street musicians, dogs, and even some breakdancers entertaining the cars stopped at the red light in the crosswalk. It was really exciting, and you could tell most people were just going on about their daily business; totally mundane. I wish my everyday life walking to work or home had this much excitement. I was able to buy some nice souverniers for my family, and even haggle with a few vendors!
We also had the chance to visit a skatepark in Bustamente. It was awesome! It was full of locals, we tried hard to fit in with semi success. The park was pretty basic but still a blast. I got to interact with a few locals, mostly apologizing for almost running into each other. There was heavy traffic all throughout the park and you really had to be aware. It was a good time.
One thing I’m noticing is all of the street art around here. From the bus graffiti to the public murals, this city is bleeding with artistic expression.
This interesting piece was seen on a tourist info center near Baquedano.
After this week’s city trip in Santiago, I have same thought with you, feeling less like a tourist. We tried to explore their museums in the free days but the only thing we find was the location if the museum. We didn’t find any exhibition in those “cultural center” it more like a auditorium that only open when it has event. On the way to finding those cultural center, we saw a lot about their daily life’s. Their life’s are slow and relaxed. I am not fan with this line of life style because I though it is quite dull.
I am more and more familiar to this city after the seven-day trip. We even do not need map if we want to find some restaurants near our hotel.in afternoons near dinner time, we just need to find which restaurants we want to go in Yelp and then walking to here without map.
In the first couple days, we always feel little bit nervous when we go to restaurant because we don’t know any Spanish. After those trip we can speak a little, such as thank you, check please, even though I don’t know how to spell them.