...and the star they had seen in the east went ahead ofthem until it stopped over the place where the child was.
Matthew 2:9
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!
Love,
Brad & Amy
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Feliz Navidad!
...and the star they had seen in the east went ahead ofthem until it stopped over the place where the child was.
Matthew 2:9
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!
Love,
Brad & Amy
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Trip to the South!
Ok, Ok, Ok - this post is super, super late! We took a trip to the South of Chile (about 11 hours) in the middle of September, but I'm just posting about it now! This happens to be the trip that one of our bags and camera was stolen, so we felt a little uninspired without pictures. I pulled the 2 pictures off the web.
We had a great trip that was about 5 days long. In Valdivia, an industrial city, settled by Germans, we watched sea lions and birds go after fish parts at the riverside market. The sea lions even came up onto the land - boy did they look awkward (please imagine many pictures of sea lions). They seemed very territorial and ended up fighting with each other and barking at the stupid, but brave, children that attempted to get as close as possible! Also, we ate something called "crudo", which was like a beef tartar with onion, aji pepper, lemon, and cilantro mayo, all on a slice of wonder bread. It was delicious! We also visited the Kunstmann Cerveceria, where the popular Chilean, German-style beer is created. We took a rickety bus to the small town of Niebla, right on the Pacific Ocean. While there, we toured some old Spanish fort ruins, ate some fried crab & cheese empanadas & grilled meat on a stick, and sat on a black sand beach! It was beautiful. (Imagine pictures of yummy food and fog filled views of the Pacific).
Next, we took a bus to the east, to the resort town of Pucón. The drive was amazing with forests of the araucaria (monkey puzzle tree), rolling hills, and smoking volcanoes. While we were just a few miles away, we were passed by several firetrucks and as we came into Pucón, we noticed a huge billow of smoke coming from the center of town. It just so happened that one of the nicest hotels/casinos in town was burning. The hotel/casino smoldered for the entire time we were there! We stayed in a great little hostería with a fantastic vegetarian restaurant, somewhat uncommon in Chile. Pucón is known as a tourist location because of its beautiful lake & active volcano. We spent much of our time exploring the town, sitting on the beach by the lake, eating delicious food & in a little row boat on the lake. We hope to go back and climb the volcano. We will see!
Overall, we had a great trip, despite the rough start! Also, we now have a new camera. We were just thankful that everything in our stolen bag was easy to replace and that we had our passports, visas, and money (and each other)!!!!!
The city of Valdivia, in the Lake District of Chile, about 10 miles from the Pacific ocean.
This picture is of the fish market, where sea lions gather to get the fishy leftovers!
Yum, Yum!
The city of Pucón on Lake Villarrica & Vulcan Villarrica (2,847 meter/9,340 feet) in the background.
We had a great trip that was about 5 days long. In Valdivia, an industrial city, settled by Germans, we watched sea lions and birds go after fish parts at the riverside market. The sea lions even came up onto the land - boy did they look awkward (please imagine many pictures of sea lions). They seemed very territorial and ended up fighting with each other and barking at the stupid, but brave, children that attempted to get as close as possible! Also, we ate something called "crudo", which was like a beef tartar with onion, aji pepper, lemon, and cilantro mayo, all on a slice of wonder bread. It was delicious! We also visited the Kunstmann Cerveceria, where the popular Chilean, German-style beer is created. We took a rickety bus to the small town of Niebla, right on the Pacific Ocean. While there, we toured some old Spanish fort ruins, ate some fried crab & cheese empanadas & grilled meat on a stick, and sat on a black sand beach! It was beautiful. (Imagine pictures of yummy food and fog filled views of the Pacific).
Next, we took a bus to the east, to the resort town of Pucón. The drive was amazing with forests of the araucaria (monkey puzzle tree), rolling hills, and smoking volcanoes. While we were just a few miles away, we were passed by several firetrucks and as we came into Pucón, we noticed a huge billow of smoke coming from the center of town. It just so happened that one of the nicest hotels/casinos in town was burning. The hotel/casino smoldered for the entire time we were there! We stayed in a great little hostería with a fantastic vegetarian restaurant, somewhat uncommon in Chile. Pucón is known as a tourist location because of its beautiful lake & active volcano. We spent much of our time exploring the town, sitting on the beach by the lake, eating delicious food & in a little row boat on the lake. We hope to go back and climb the volcano. We will see!
Overall, we had a great trip, despite the rough start! Also, we now have a new camera. We were just thankful that everything in our stolen bag was easy to replace and that we had our passports, visas, and money (and each other)!!!!!
The city of Valdivia, in the Lake District of Chile, about 10 miles from the Pacific ocean.This picture is of the fish market, where sea lions gather to get the fishy leftovers!
Yum, Yum!
The city of Pucón on Lake Villarrica & Vulcan Villarrica (2,847 meter/9,340 feet) in the background. Monday, December 3, 2007
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