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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis morning we boarded a plan headed to Santiago, Chile. We had decided to skip the rental car for this part of the trip, so we needed transportation to our lodging. Our ride-of-choice tends to be Uber, but there was a slight problem with that here in Santiago. Ride services like Uber are against the law. But, that doesn’t stop them from running. So, we had to walk to one end of the parking area, through a gauntlet of taxi drivers wanting our business, to get to a specific area where Uber drivers pick people up. There we connected with a driver from another transportation service who offered to match the Uber price. In retrospect we should not have connected with a driver in such an informal way, but things worked out just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Santiago is the capital of Chile and also its largest city. It was founded by Spanish conquerors in 1541, and has been the capital ever since. The city was destroyed during an attack from indigenous tribes shortly after it was founded, but it was slowly rebuilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Our lodging was located on the edge of two popular barrios in Santiago, Providencia (upscale, popular with tourists) and Bellavista (more known for it’s nightlife). It was a great area to stay in and was close to a number of sights we wanted to see, as well as being just a short walk away from the Metro subway system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The original plan was to crash for a while after our flight, but we just kept going after grabbing some lunch. Our first stop was the Funicular, which is cable driven pair of carriages that travel up and down a hillside track at 45 degrees. Very, very touristy, but we were there and wanted to experience it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n