Valparaiso
As I said, Valparaiso is a Port City. It is at sea level, but the surrounding houses are on all built on the hills that border the city. We basically only went there to see a city outside of Santiago, so this post will mostly be pictures.
A view from Valpo from atop a hill
Another gorgeous view of all of the houses by the Pacific Ocean.
We ate at a restaurant that served gourmet Chilean food. The restaurant was called Cafe Vinillo. We had a three course meal that started with one of my favorite seafood dishes in the world: ceviche. It tasted exactly like my moms, if not better (who knew that was possible???) The entrée was a type of Chilean fish (I forgot what type but it's fish from Easter Island) very simply prepared accompanied by risotto with shrimp and a reduced Chilean wine sauce. I was full after eating a bowl and a half of ceviche, but I managed to finish this dish too because it was DELICIOUS. For dessert, we had a baked apple with homemade ice cream and raspberry sauce. The entire meal may have been one of the best I've ever eaten.
The cafe.
The entrée (fish with risotto).
Dessert (baked apple with ice cream)
After lunch (almuerzo, the biggest meal of the day), we walked around to see more of the city. Valparaiso is known for it's artistic graffiti, so I took some pics of that.
Another view pic of the houses of Valparaiso.
A painting of Salvador Allende, the Chilean leader that was overthrown by Pinochet (the Chilean dictator of 12 years).
Graffiti on two TV's outside a home. (Translation: Turn off the TV, Live your life.)
Just a pic of the Chilean flag hanging in Valpo.
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