We dropped our things in our room, then walked 10 minutes down a quiet, graffiti-lined, street to a delightful, balcony restaurant overlooking a small square that is popular with photographers taking portraits of brides and grooms. Since this was a Saturday night (after the weddings), we got to watch two photo sessions from our perch.
We had what can best be described as Fancy Clams -- they were topped with parmesean cheese, broiled -- and very delicious -- then a mushroom pizza. Both paired with a $12 cabernet from the Colchagua Valley.
About the Taxi from Hell: Our recommendation to you is to spring for your own taxi. We made the mistake of taking someone's recommendation to use a shared van. What could have been a 20-minute ride turned into two hours, mostly because our driver didn't know where our place was, and therefore didn't know that our dropoff should have been the first one. As it was, with our backs and butts tired of sitting, we got a tour of several neighborhoods that most tourists don't have the "opportunity" to see.
When we got back to our B&B, there was a nice group in the living room and we struck up conversation. It turns out they are from Los Angeles -- and were leaving at 3:45 in the morning to take the very same Patagonia trek that we take next week ... small world. We told them to leave the good weather for us.
Sorry that it took so long for our first blog post. We've had some wi-fi challenges and other technical issues. We expect we've taken care of those issues, and hope to be in more regular contact.
Here's a photo from the balcony restaurant.
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