Paul arrives

so dad arrived early on good friday we did a bit of a walk around the city.. zipped up the funicular railway to the top of Parque Metropolitano and would have had nice views of the city if it were not so smoggy although we dcould kinda make out the andes far off in the distance... we walked around the big statue of the virgin mary and had a coffee.. it was a bit like mt cootha back home.. tonnes of people biking around the place and enjoying the good weather.. we took the teleferico down, which is like a cable car or ski lift.. we stumbled into Provindecia and found the vege resturant that Heather and I had eaten at the night before.. so we pulled up a seat out on the footpath, soaked up some sun and indulged in another exquisite meal... followed by a stop at a heavenly ice-cream shop.. i think at this point dad was also beginning to fall in love with the city..

So Paul arrived safe and sound after a LONG flight from the states! It was wonderful having him along with us for awhile. The first day we decided to just walk around Santiago and show him around a bit...more like show him around the inside of every ice creamery and coffee shop within a sqaure mile! lol Here we are enjoying our first of many gelatos that would be to come!