Bob Dylan, Teleferico and Two Sweds

Day two in Santiago (left MN Jan. 2nd, arrived morning of Jan3rd)

Staying at Hostal de Sammy in Republico (close to Barrio Brazil)
Took a bus from the airport.
First person I met was a guy with a Bob Dylan shirt on: Victor (he is coming to the hostel tonight to drink beer and play pool) I'm sure we'll meet up in March when Dylan will be in South America!!!
Met a couple from London who are traveling the world. I'm going to head south with them in a few days to Pucon.
Met two guys from Sweden named Marcos and Tobias in the hostel. They shared their dinner with me last night in the hostel, and we walked the town together today.
Took the metro.
Sat in Plaza de Armas for quite a while... just watching people... soaking up Santiago.
Took a tram called "tereferico" into the hills where we saw beautiful views of the city and the mountains. We are SO close to the mountains! The view of the city was incredible... really gave me perspective on how big it really is!
We ate at this wonderful little place called Cocina y Arte Cafe (en Bellavista). We had mashed potatos and a dish with delicious meat and veggies. Tan rica!
This cute little old man runs the restaurant and has his art on the wall. We saw paintings of the towns we are going to tomorrow (Valparaiso and Vina del mar).... to play on the beaches!
My favorite neighborhood (barrio) so far is Bellavista. Shorter building painted in all sorts of colors, little cafes and restaurants where you can sit outside.

Lovely two days in Santiago!