Yesterday Tannia and I went to Valparaiso and basically lost ourselves in the city. We rode "ascensores" which are like the incline in Pittsburgh. Valparaiso is a city built into the hills, so there are 15 ascensores to lift you threw the city. They were built between 1883 and 1916 and look really rickety, but are actually really safe. I rode Ascensor Concepcion & another smaller ascensor that I don't remember the name.
~Ascensor Concepcion was the first ascensor to be built in 1883 & was orginially powered by steam. The entrance is kind of hidden inside the Turri cock tower.
We went to The Paseo 21 de Mayo & the Museo Naval. The view... wow. I love this city. Every house is so colorful & everywhere you walk the view is just as beautiful as the last place you where.We left there & went to La Sebastiana which one of the houses of Pablo Neruda. No wonder his poetry was so gorgeous...his house is absolutely amazing. Every room is set up with huge windows with an absolutely gorgeous view. He was intriged by the sea & had a passion for ships so the stairwells in this house have portholes for windows & are kind of narrow like those you would find on a ship. Every wall & room is bright and colorful to represent the color & brillance of Valparaiso. And he collected all kinds of neat stuff that are on display in his house. Honestly, if you go to Valparaiso and don't go to La Sebastiana you're out of your mind.
Later in the afternoon I met up with my host brother from Iquique (Carlos) and we went driving around in Rueñca and the other little beaches on the other side of Viña del Mar. (Picture Viña del Mar and to the left is Valparaiso and to the right is Rueñca. All like a 10 minute drive from each other. And standing on the beach in Viña you can see both cities)
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