It was a long flight

It was definitely a long flight, but uneventful and safe, so that part is good. We tried to sleep, but it´s rather difficult in a small space especially for Terry who had his legs all the way under the leg space in front of my seat, so I had to put my legs up on the window kind of wrapped around each other.
The sun was beautiful rising above the hemisphere on the east side of the plane, first as a narrow orange ribbon and later as a wide paintbrush of brilliant yellow, orange and red with a silhouette of the Andes Mountains in front. We looked down at what appeared to be land that could pass for New Mexico, Arizona or California, but as we approached it became evident that it was its own place. A different architecture for sure with a different mountainous background.
Tired, we stumbled into our bed and breakfast, talked with Marilu the owner, listened to her opinion of the new president of Chile Michelle Bachelet, went to have lunch at the Thai restaurant at the corner, walked a few blocks and found a very nice gelateria (Bellissimo), came back to our B&B and took a nap. Refreshed somewhat, we´re off to see about bus tickets to Mendoza, the wine capital of Argentina. Terry is already licking his lips! Then we´ll have dinner (a small one) at Luguria, a pretty famous restaurant here in Santiago.
Tomorrow we´ll either climb the Cerro San Cristobal or take the funicular and visit the area of Bella Vista. Our B&B is located in Providencia very close to Bella Vista, so it shouldn´t be too much walking. We´ll see.