Watch the seam rip

It was a hot one in Santiago today; we left the house at 1:30 pm and it was 30 degrees and rising. I talked my dad into bussing around today; we caught the 508 downtown to the Plaza de Armas. It is the centre of the city and what is now called Plaza de Lima in a tongue in cheek manner by Chilenos, a reference to the amount of Peruvians that have immigrated here.

It was packed full of people shopping, eating and generally milling around. Right now we are at the end of summer vacation, and all the kids go back to school March 2nd, so there were a lot of loitering teenagers...some things are universal, non? Plaza de Armas is basically a large square surrounded by buildings, namely city hall, the post office and Cathedral de Santiago. There is a large fountain in the middle, and a section for artists to sell thier paintings. It is similar in feel to Granville street downtown in terms of shopping, department stores and smaller boutiques, but you know...much, much older.

We came home to Tia Patti, with her Granddaughter Amelia (daughter of my cousin Paola). The family resemblances make me laugh, all the girls look like thier mom, and all the boys looks like thier dad. My Tia Patti looks just like my Tia Pily, and I can see her in Paola and Amelia As well. We are having dinner with them Thursday night, I will post the photos asap.